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In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX - Overpasses For America
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There are more than 11,000 satellites in low Earth orbit that provide internet, surveillance and navigation services. SpaceX is the dominant actor, with about 8,000 Starlink satellites. This year, China was planning to start retrieving ground. The thing is not going well. Starlink’s Chinese competitors have only about 120 low Earth orbit satellites. China’s two largest networks have deployed less than 1 percent of their planned satellites, recor…
In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX - Overpasses For America
new video loaded: By Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025 China has made it a national priority to catch up with SpaceX’s nearly 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a military threat. Despite successes in other parts of its space program, China has just 124 internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit. Selam Gebrekidian, an investigat…
In the New Space Race: China Takes on SpaceX
New Video Release: In the evolving space race, it’s China vs SpaceX Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry, Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025 China has prioritized catching up with the nearly 8,000 Starlink satellites providing internet in SpaceX’s low-earth orbit. While successful in various other aspects of its space program, China’s current offering includes [...] The post In the New Space Race: China Takes on SpaceX appear…
In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX - Software Unplugged
new video loaded: By Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025 China has made it a national priority to catch up with SpaceX’s nearly 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a military threat. Despite successes in other parts of its space program, China has just 124 internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit. Selam Gebrekidian, an investigat…
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