Armed with funding boost, SpaceSail accelerates China’s push to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3364654/armed-funding-boost-spacesail-accelerates-chinas-push-rival-elon-musks-starlink
- Published
- 2026-08-20 06:00:29
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-20 07:52:08
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
In a record funding round for China’s satellite internet sector, domestic start-up SpaceSail has raised around 7 billion yuan (US$1 billion) to accelerate the buildout of a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) network designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink project. Known officially as Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology, the operator of China’s Qianfan constellation completed its Series B round on Monday, according to a notice published on the website of the Shanghai United Assets and Equity...
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