4HtyV5ZVkiB Author: Andrew Jones, Translated by Ding Ding oversea.huanqiu.com article American media: China's commercial aerospace press the accelerator button /e3pmt7bdh/e3pn5250c <article><section data type="rtext"><p><em data scene="strong">The original title of the article on the website of the US Space News on May 21: China will expand its commercial space launch site to support the upcoming space launch boom</em>China plans to carry out a new phase of expansion work on its new commercial space launch site, To support the expected surge in space launches and commercial space activities. At the Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Center, the No. 2 launch station under construction will complete the on-site installation of equipment by the end of May. The first launch station was officially completed in December last year, dedicated to launching the Long March 8 rocket, and is expected to launch its first launch before the end of June this year</ p> <p>Guo Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Co., Ltd., said in an interview with the media that "after being put into use, stations 1 and 2 can launch 32 times a year." He also said that in order to meet the needs of the current market, there are two, three and larger plans behind</ p> <p>It seems that the reason for China's rapid expansion of commercial space launch sites is to increase space launch capability, so as to achieve the launch speed required for China to build a pair of low orbit "giant constellations". Each constellation consists of more than 10000 satellites. This also shows that China is committed to building a thriving commercial aerospace industry. These two giant constellations are respectively the "Star Network" project and the "G60 Star Chain" project, which are composed of about 13000 satellites. The latter has raised 6.7 billion yuan earlier this year, and will realize the networking of 12000 satellites in the future. The first satellites are scheduled to be launched this year</ p> <adv-loader __attr__inner="7004636" __attr__style="width: auto; position: relative;float: left;border: 1px solid #ebebeb; padding: 20px;overflow: hidden;margin: 10px 30px 40px 0; "></adv-loader> <p>In recent years, China has rapidly increased the frequency of space launches, with the national annual launch record increasing from 22 in 2016 to 67 in 2023. China's existing space launch sites include Jiuquan, Taiyuan and Xichang launch sites located in inland areas, Wenchang Space Launch Site, which is carrying China's newer and larger Long March rockets, and Dongfang Space Port, the home port of maritime launch in coastal areas of Shandong Province. However, these space launch sites are temporarily unable to provide China with the additional launch capacity required by giant constellations</ p> <p>In contrast, the newly built Hainan commercial space launch site will be able to meet the launch needs of most new commercial rockets in China, and allow the reuse of related rockets. As part of the broader Wenchang International Space City project, the first "satellite super factory" project is also under preparation, which will be dedicated to large-scale production of satellites. In April this year, Liu Botao, chief engineer of fixed assets construction of the Fifth Academy of Astronautics, said that the annual production capacity of the facility could reach about 1000 satellites. This will further promote the explosive growth of China's small satellite manufacturing capacity</ p> <p>The growth of China's commercial aerospace activities is strongly promoted by the central and local governments. In the work report of the Chinese government released in March this year, "commercial aerospace" was written for the first time. Recently, the governments of Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong, Hainan, Anhui and other provinces and cities have introduced policies to attract and cultivate commercial aerospace enterprises</ p> <p>The LEO giant constellation is not the only new satellite project that China plans to develop. Chinese entities are also building large optical and radar satellite constellations. In 2024, China Aerospace is expected to carry out about 100 launch missions throughout the year. (Translated by Andrew Jones and Ding Ding)</p></section></article> one trillion and seven hundred and sixteen billion three hundred and ninety-nine million fifty-one thousand four hundred and forty-two Copyrighted works of Globegroup are strictly prohibited from being reproduced or mirrored without written authorization. Violators will be investigated for legal responsibility. Editor in charge: Li Yutong Global Times one trillion and seven hundred and sixteen billion four hundred and nineteen million seven hundred and forty thousand five hundred and seventy-six one one []