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G60 Starlink, also known as Qianfan or Spacesail Constellation, is a planned Chinese low-Earth orbit satellite internet megaconstellation. Spearheaded by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with backing from the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the project aims to provide global internet coverage and rival SpaceX's Starlink. The project intends to deploy thousands of satellites, with initial launches occurring in 2024. It plans to have 648 satellites by the end of 2025, scaling to 15,000 by 2030.
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China’s Qianfan constellation, also known as Thousand Sails or G60 Starlink, is designed to provide global internet coverage.
China plans the Guowang (GW) and G60 Starlink megaconstellations.
The filing supports the ongoing 'Surge' strategy from Chinese space authorities, focusing on the G60 Starlink and Guowang projects.
The Shanghai-backed G60 Starlink initiative raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943,000,000) in early 2024.
Planned major Chinese communications constellations include Guowang with 13,000 LEO satellites, G60 Starlink with 12,000+ LEO satellites, Tsingshen Tech’s MEO constellation with initial 8 satellites (expandable to 16 and 32), and China Satcom operating various GEO satellites.
The G60 Starlink project plans to launch the first 108 satellites in 2024 and to have more than 12,000 satellites in orbit when completed.
Shanghai-backed G60 Starlink initiative raised 6.7 billion yuan in early 2024.
The planned Guowang and G60 Starlink LEO constellations will require a surge in launch rate and launch capacity and could provide contracts for China’s commercial launch service providers.
The Shanghai-backed G60 Starlink LEO broadband constellation recently raised $943,000,000.
The first satellite for the G60 Starlink low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation was produced at the G60 digital satellite production factory in Shanghai’s Songjiang District on 2022-12-27.
An initial 108 satellites of a planned total of around 12,000 G60 Starlink satellites are to be launched across 2024.
The initial phase of the G60 Starlink project envisions 1,296 satellites and more than 12,000 satellites in orbit once completed.
A Shanghai Municipal People’s Government press conference on 2023-07-25 stated that the G60 Starlink project envisions building a constellation of potentially more than 12,000 satellites.
G60 Starlink development has been ongoing since 2016 and announced cluster plans in 2021.
The planned G60 Starlink manufacturing facility is expected to enter service during 2023.
A planned G60 Starlink satellite manufacturing center will be capable of producing 300 satellites per year.