Chinese LEO Constellation
 

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China launched several test payloads for a proposed constellation of internet satellites earlier this week. The recent move may pave the way for the launch of thousands more Chinese spacecraft to compete with private networks like SpaceX and OneWeb.

The country launched the two spacecrafts on a Long March 2C rocket, which recently had a bigger payload fairing, allowing for the launch of more satellites on a single flight.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), a state-owned space contractor, said the Long March 2C rocket launched from the Jiuquan launch facility in the Inner Mongolia area of northern China at 7:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday…..

The Long March 2C rocket also carried an unnamed third satellite, likewise on a communications technology demonstration mission. CAST's DFH Satellite subsidiary published and then removed a report that accounted for the third satellite on the journey.….

NASASpaceFlight claimed that the identical spacecraft is part of a series of military satellites believed to be part of a Chinese early-warning missile detection system, comparable to the US' Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS).….

According to regulatory documents obtained by SpaceFlightNow, China plans to deploy a constellation of up to 13,000 satellites to offer a worldwide internet connection.…..

The two RSW spacecraft resemble two SpaceX's spacecrafts launched aboard a Falcon 9 in 2018 to test technology for the Starlink constellation.

The RSW-01 and RSW-02 satellites were launched into polar orbit……