Chinese rivals to Musk’s Starlink wrestle with rocket constraints
South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Victoria Bela,Stephen ChenJanuary 21, 2026 at 05:45 AM
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Several Chinese companies are competing to establish global satellite communication networks as rivals to Elon Musk's Starlink. GuoWang, backed by the central government, and Qianfan, supported by Shanghai, are currently leading the race, each aiming to deploy over 10,000 satellites. Geely's Geespace also has satellites in orbit, while Hongqing Technology is another contender. These Chinese groups are developing infrastructure to challenge Starlink's existing dominance in the global satellite internet market.
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