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A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, sending a batch of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit. Bright exhaust and thick clouds of smoke billow around the launch pad against the dark sky.

China launches test low-inclination satellite, new Guowang broadband group

by Andrew Jones August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, trailing smoke and fire, carrying satellites for China’s Guowang internet constellation, July 27, 2025.

China adds new satellites to Guowang constellation, eyes accelerated launch rate

by Andrew Jones July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Logos nets $50 million to advance plans for more than 4,000 broadband satellites

by Jason Rainbow June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China during a nighttime launch, with bright exhaust flames and billowing smoke illuminating the pad structure marked with Chinese characters.

China launches fourth group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones June 6, 2025July 28, 2025

A Long March 5B rocket pierces thick fog during liftoff from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, its bright engines casting an orange glow over silhouetted palm trees.

China launches third batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Kratos Demonstrates Fully Virtualized SATCOM Ground System for U.S. Army Futures Command over SES’s O3b MEO Constellation. Credit: Kratos

Winning the satellite industry’s most disruptive decade yet

by Phil Carrai April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Civil

China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn

by Andrew Jones April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

A Long March 8 rocket lifts off from Hainan Commercial Launch Site at night, illuminating the surroundings with bright flames and thick clouds of smoke. The launch pad structure and lightning towers frame the ascending vehicle against the dark sky.

Long March 8 launches Thousand Sails satellites from commercial spaceport

by Andrew Jones March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

A Long March 8A rocket lifts off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, producing bright flames and thick smoke. The rocket is surrounded by four lightning towers, with a launch pad structure partially visible in the background. The sky appears overcast, adding contrast to the fiery exhaust plume.

First launch of Long March 8A sends second group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites into orbit

by Andrew Jones February 11, 2025February 12, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.

Chinese constellation operator Spacesail signs agreement with Measat of Malaysia

by Andrew Jones February 7, 2025February 7, 2025