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In 2024, China plans 100 rocket launches to send 300 spacecraft into orbit

About 70 launches will be conducted by CASC and others will be commercial launches, according to annual blue book.

South China Morning Post

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World’s largest space environment simulator launched in northeast China

Specific conditions can be reproduced at the Harbin facility to test equipment and the effects on human health as an alternative to testing in orbit.

South China Morning Post
China will launch first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports

A Chinese state-owned enterprise is close to launching the first batch of satellites for a megaconstellation designed to rival U.S. company Space X's Starlink's near-global internet network, a state-backed newspaper reported on Monday.

Reuters