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According to Chinese news portal news.cn, the satellite Honghu-03 (鸿鹄03星) has successfully reached its orbit. It is the first operational satellite of the Honghu-3 constellation, operated by Hongqing Technology (鸿擎科技), a subsidiary of the commercial launch company LandSpace (蓝箭航天).
The stated focus of the project is “mass production” of satellites: Honghu-03 is intended to validate processes for serial, cost-efficient manufacturing. The Honghu-3 constellation is part of China’s growing satellite internet sector and envisions several dozen satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The launch marks another step in China’s build-up of private satellite broadband networks alongside the larger Qianfan and GW constellations. Whether further satellites in the series are already planned or launched is not stated in the news.cn report.