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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APT Satellite can access financial and industrial resources from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation through its relationship with China Satcom.
Because of its ties to China Satcom and CASC, APT Satellite can offer services at rates that purely commercial Western competitors find difficult to match.
China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom) is a state-owned enterprise under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
APT Satellite Holdings Limited has a direct corporate lineage to China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom).
APT Satellite is leveraging its associated network resources under China SatCom to strengthen core market development.
China Satcom and SpaceSail signed an agreement with Turkish satellite operator Turksat for GEO and LEO services.
APT Satellite is a partial subsidiary of China Satcom, addressing international markets with satellite services.
China Satcom is providing its Ka-band network to support SES Open Orbits™ connectivity for flights over and around China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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.
China Satcom is a state-owned satellite operator that has primarily focused on serving domestic needs from geostationary orbit (GEO).
Viasat, in partnership with China Satcom, received clearance on 2023-01-10 to install connectivity equipment on more than 75% of domestic planes in China.
Viasat’s IFC system, in cooperation with China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. (China Satcom), connects with the Ka-band ChinaSat-16 satellite system to provide video streaming, browsing, messaging, and social media to connected devices on Viasat-equipped aircraft operating over China.
China Satcom manages and operates 15 satellites in orbit, including ChinaSat and Apstar series satellites.
Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c X-Architecture operates over China Satcom’s HTS Ka-band network ChinaSat-16 and provides multiple switchovers between satellite beams.
China Satcom operates 16 geostationary satellites.
ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in HTS Ka-band capacity, joining ChinaSat-16 which launched in May 2017.
Viasat announced a partnership with China Satcom in April to provide inflight connectivity in China and planned to utilize ChinaSat-18.
China Satcom operates 16 geostationary satellites.
ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in high-throughput Ka-band capacity.
China Satcom has one Ka-band satellite, ChinaSat-16, in orbit and a second, ChinaSat-18, slated to launch later 2019.