China's Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink

3 pseudolus 2 8/20/2025, 11:47:31 PM arstechnica.com ↗

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SilverElfin · 54m ago
I’m worried about the space trash possibilities from these
lif · 2h ago
tl;dr:

"the architecture taking shape in low-Earth orbit appears to be more akin to SpaceX's military-grade Starshield satellites and the Space Development Agency's future tranches of data relay and missile-tracking satellites."

"China has now placed 72 Guowang satellites into orbit"

"SpaceX has already launched nearly 200 of its own Starshield satellites"