Spot On | Why is China advancing commercial space launches?

On China's Space Day, Spot On explores why the country is accelerating its commercial space launch industry, and the answer points to something far more grounded: satellite internet.

Zhou Xiande, Chairman of Beijing Star Source Space Technology, explains how expanding rocket capacity translates directly into more communication and remote sensing satellites, ultimately eliminating coverage dead zones for people in remote mountains, at sea, and beyond.

With China completing 50 commercial launches in 2025 and signing nearly 200 space cooperation agreements with over 50 countries, what was once a space race is quietly becoming something else entirely: space collaboration.

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Credits 

Production Supervisor: Zhang Yunxing

Content Supervisor: Niu Jingjing

Executive Editor: Jin Chunxi 

Editor: Zhao Shan

External Liaison Journalist: Jin Chunxi

Videographer: Zhao Shan

Translation proofreader: Wei Jia

A Production of China.org.cn Social Media Department

Acknowledgments 

Beijing Star Source Space Technology Co., Ltd.