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China began launching satellites for its 14,000-strong Qianfan broadband constellation in earnest in August 2024. Credit: CCTV

Commercial, From the Magazine

China enters race for LEO broadband dominance

by Jason RainbowJuly 14, 2025August 29, 2025

Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road’-aligned constellation expands, forcing a strategic reckoning for Western space networks.

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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.

Commercial, Launch, News

Long March 8 launches Thousand Sails satellites from commercial spaceport

by Andrew JonesMarch 11, 2025March 11, 2025