Foreign media: China has built the largest satellite manufacturing center in Asia within the Wenchang Satellite Launch Site in Hainan, with an annual production capacity of up to 1,000 satellites. This is an important measure for China to catch up with the United States in the space field.
The factory adopts a "factory-to-launch" assembly line model, allowing satellites to be assembled and launched within hours, greatly reducing costs. In 2025, China plans to carry out 80 space launches, while Elon Musk's SpaceX had already completed 146 missions by early November.
In 2024, China launched 68 rockets, 12 of which were carried out by private companies, sending 201 commercial satellites into orbit; SpaceX, on the other hand, launched 134 rockets, deploying more than 2,300 Starlink satellites. The scale and speed between the two are clearly evident.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851133194059776/
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