China begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlink

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Like Starlink, China's Qianfan satellites have an easy-to-pack flat-panel design.

The Long March 6A is one of China's newest rockets—and the country's first to employ strap-on solid rocket boosters—with the ability to deploy a payload of up to 4.5 metric tons (9,900 pounds) into a 700-kilometer (435-mile) Sun-synchronous orbit.

The first batch of 18 satellites for one of those Chinese networks launched into low-Earth orbit Tuesday.

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Author / Journalist: Stephen Clark

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesChinaGermany

Topics: China Space Thousand sails Launch Telecom Starlink Broadband Science

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Published On: 2024-08-07 @ 00:27:46 (12 hours ago)

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