上海格思航天科技有限公司
Shanghai Gesi Aerospace Technology (Genesat), established in 2022, is a Chinese company responsible for building satellite manufacturing facilities, partnering with the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAMCAS). Genesat is primarily involved in the "Qianfan" (Thousand Sails Constellation) megaconstellation project, also known as the G60 Project, with the goal of deploying 1,296 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. The company aims to provide global broadband internet access services and competes with projects like SpaceX's Starlink.
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The July 4 launch was Genesat's fifth contract to manufacture Qianfan satellites.
The thirteenth Qianfan group consisted of eighteen satellites manufactured by Genesat.
Genesat produced the two Qianfan satellites launched on the Long March 12B.
Space Pioneer and Genesat published news of successful tests with large Qianfan-like satellite deployment mechanisms around the time Tianlong-3 arrived at the launch site.
Genesat will proceed with launch site testing and verification for the Polar Group 08 satellites as planned.
Genesat shared an update on March 2nd that a batch of Qianfan satellites designated Polar Group 08 underwent a factory departure review meeting at the end of February.
Genesat is a contracted manufacturer for the Qianfan connectivity mega-constellation.
Contractors like Genesat outlined Phase 2 expansion plans in Shanghai in April 2025.
Genesat conducted a vibration test of a thirty-six satellite stack’s deployment mechanism on November 18th.
Qianfan's satellites are being manufactured by Genesat.
Since December 2024, there have been observations of defects in the Genesat-made satellites.
The defects in Genesat-made satellites are one possible explanation for the aborted launch campaign of CZ-8 Y5 in April 2025.
Two batches of Genesat-made Qianfan satellites were launched in October 2024 and March 2025.
New players such as Genesat, SASTSpace, and ASES Shanghai have ramped up satellite manufacturing capacity in Shanghai.
Shanghai Gesi Aerospace Technology (Genesat) raised more than 1 billion yuan in a Series A+ funding round on 2024-12-30.
Genesat was established in 2022 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Innovation Academy for Microsatellites (IAMCAS) and Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (Spacesail).
Genesat’s primary mission is to develop and manufacture satellites for the Qianfan (Thousand Sails) low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation.
The second batch of Thousand Sails satellites, launched in October 2024, was developed by Genesat.
SSST and the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites (IAMCAS) established Shanghai Gesi Aerospace Technology (Genesat) in 2022 to set up satellite manufacturing facilities.
Shanghai Gesi Aerospace Technology (Genesat) is a state-owned company established in 2022 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Innovation Academy for Microsatellites (IAMCAS) and Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology.