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China Boosts Its Space Communications Arsenal with ‘Communication Technology Experiment Satellite-23’ Launch
China on March 7, 2026, launched the Communication Technology Experiment Satellite-23, continuing a steady program of experimental communications satellites. The mission underlines Beijing’s push to mature a full commercial-and-strategic space ecosystem, with implications for global telecom markets, military communications, and orbital sustainability.
China’s Low‑Orbit Internet Accelerates: From Drone Firefighting to Phone‑to‑Satellite Ambitions
Chinese commercial space firms are moving fast from tests to scaled deployments of low‑Earth‑orbit internet constellations. Trials combining satellites with drones, cars and experimental phone‑direct links demonstrate practical applications for disaster response, logistics and ubiquitous connectivity, while mass manufacture and falling component costs point to broader commercialisation by 2030.