中国卫通集团股份有限公司
China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom) is a Chinese aerospace company and a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). As a satellite operator, China Satcom specializes in satellite communications and broadcasting services, operating 16-17 geostationary satellites that cover China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Pacific. The company provides satellite operation services, network system integration, and integrated information services to broadcast, telecom, corporate, and government customers, and has partnered with companies like Viasat to provide in-flight connectivity services. Keywords associated with China Satcom include satellite communications, broadcasting, CASC, and emergency communications.
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Viasat will deliver and support its in-flight connectivity equipment to airlines tailored for use on the China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. network.
On 2019-04-23 Viasat Inc. and China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. entered into a strategic partnership to jointly provide in-flight connectivity services within China for domestic and international airlines.
China Satcom previously selected Gilat in 2015 to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-16, which launched in 2017.
China Satcom selected Gilat to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-18 in 2018.
China Satcom has two satellites launching next year: the traditional ChinaSat-6C and ChinaSat-18, a hybrid satellite with Ku-band wide beams and Ka-band high-throughput spot beams.
China Satcom pursues LEO constellation development to acquire operational experience and avoid being crowded out by competing LEO systems.
China Satcom is part of a joint venture developing the Hongyan LEO broadband constellation.
China Satcom operates a fleet of 10 geostationary satellites primarily serving customers in China and neighboring countries.
China Satcom identifies capital and the business model as the two main problems for deploying the Hongyan LEO constellation at scale.
China Satcom plans to order two additional, larger HTS satellites with a hoped-for first launch in 2021 and a second launch in 2022, targeting approximately 150 Gbps for the first and around 200 Gbps for the second.
China Satcom is a shareholder of Hong Kong-based APT Satellite, which operates five geostationary satellites.
China Satcom invested in a high-throughput satellite (HTS) strategy and a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellation initiative without initially prioritizing whether those projects are supported by sound business plans.
China Satcom plans to launch a cluster of Hongyan satellites 2018, to launch six more next year, and to eventually deploy more than 200 satellites in the constellation.