中国六大星座规划卫星总数超5万颗

This page will be continuously updated as China launches satellites for the Qianfan, GuoWang, Honghu-3, Geely Future Mobility, Tianqi, and Three-Body Computing constellations. These six constellations are expected to have a combined satellite count of 50,730 once fully deployed. I will share when this page is updated on my Twitter (officially “X”) and Bluesky account, where you can also pester me to update it. You can jump to each constellation with the following hyperlinks: Qianfan The Qianfan (千帆) mega-constellation, formerly called G60 Starlink, is operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd (上海垣信卫星科技有限公司), which is partly backed by the municipal government of Shanghai. Qianfan literally means ‘Thousand Sails’ in English, which is why some media refer to it as such. This constellation may have up to 15,000 satellites in orbit by 2030. As of December 2025, the deployment aims of the constellation should have 324 satellites launched in 2026, 324 in 2027, and 4,000 in 2028 and 2029, followed by 5,000 in 2030. Each first-generation Qianfan satellite weighs 267 kilograms and can utilize 100 gigabits of intersatellite throughput to provide 20 megabits in download speed and 5 megabits of upload speed for a cell phone. For maneuvering in orbit, each satellite has an electric hall-effect thruster burning krypton to generate 20 millinewtons of thrust, with a specific impulse of 1,385 seconds. Future second-generation satellites will weigh between 400 and 500 kilograms, while third-generation satellites will be around 1,500 kilograms. Second-generation satellites will provide maritime services along with the constellations’ terrestrial services, and third-generation satellites will improve overall services. So far, 256 satellites have been launched for this constellation. A visualization of active satellites in orbit is available here. 2024 August 6th - 1st Qianfan Group (18 satellites) On August 6th the first batch of satellites for Qianfan was sent into a polar orbit atop of a Long March 6A. This launch occurred from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. After launch 18 satellites were deployed from the Long March 6A Y21’s second-stage, at an altitude of approximately 800 kilometers. October 15th - 2nd Qianfan Group (18 satellites) A little over two months later, the second batch of Qianfan satellites were sent into polar orbit atop of a Long March 6A, also from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Following launch 18 satellites were deployed from the Long…