A Chinese company plans to establish a constellation of 144 space situational awareness (SSA) satellites in low-Earth orbit.Two experimental satellites will be launched in April, followed by 12 more SSA satellites by the end of 2026, Dan Luo, senior vice president for Geovis Insighter Technology Co. Ltd., told SpaceNews at the International Astronautical Congress here.The first satellites will be sent to an altitude of 500 kilometers to observe space objects orbiting from about 300 to 2,000 kilometers. Additional SSA satellites will be deployed in very low Earth orbit (VLEO). Operating satellites in VLEO will “cost a lot of fuel, but we are going to observe objects in much lower orbits,” Luo said.
China launches in 2025...62 - October 16 (01:33:09.xxx) - CZ-8A (Y4) - HCSLS (SF-8), LCC-1 - Mission thread Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 01 (卫星互联网低轨12组 01) Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 ... (卫星互联网低轨12组 ...) Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 09 (卫星互联网低轨12组 09)62 - October 17 (07:08:xx.xxx) - CZ-6A (Y24) - TSLC, LC9A - Mission thread Qianfan Jigui-18 01 (千帆极轨18组01星) Qianfan Jigui-18 ... (千帆极轨04组...星) Qianfan Jigui-18 18 (千帆极轨18组18星)
Quote from: Satori on 10/15/2025 10:21 amChina launches in 2025...62 - October 16 (01:33:09.xxx) - CZ-8A (Y4) - HCSLS (SF-8), LCC-1 - Mission thread Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 01 (卫星互联网低轨12组 01) Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 ... (卫星互联网低轨12组 ...) Weixing Hulianwang Digui 12 09 (卫星互联网低轨12组 09)62 - October 17 (07:08:xx.xxx) - CZ-6A (Y24) - TSLC, LC9A - Mission thread Qianfan Jigui-18 01 (千帆极轨18组01星) Qianfan Jigui-18 ... (千帆极轨04组...星) Qianfan Jigui-18 18 (千帆极轨18组18星)The numbering is broken
CAS Space @cas_spaceHere comes the mission recap video (some people seem to have already posted it on X).Mission Y9 is scheduled for early November, followed by Mission Y11 and Y12.