China's SpaceSail, a government-backed satellite internet project, has launched hundreds of satellites and is negotiating with countries to compete against Elon Musk's Starlink.
The company is scaling up quickly
Jun 25, 2026
06:03 pm
What's the storyChina's SpaceSail, a government-backed project, is gearing up to take on Elon Musk's Starlink in the satellite internet arena.
Despite having just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit compared to Starlink's over 10,000, SpaceSail claims it has enough satellites for its first commercial application.
What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?
Llega SpaceSail, la alternativa china a Starlink y el Internet satelital de Elon Musk
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