China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch

China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch
Science

PRESTON, United Kingdom — China launched a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites late Monday, continuing a flurry of missions to build a national low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation.

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Andrew Jones covers China’s space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky…



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