Communications & Connectivity companies in China
Space Atlas lists 13 organisations in China working in communications & connectivity: 6 startups, 6 private companies, 1 government agency. That is 21% of the 62 space organisations in China and 6% of the 235 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Beijing (10), Xiong'an New Area (1), Taizhou (1).
Private Company (6)
- China Satellite Network Group (China SatNet) · Private Company · Xiong'an New Area
Chinese state-owned satellite internet operator — deploys and operates the Guowang low Earth orbit broadband megaconstellation.
- Emposat · Private Company · Beijing
Specialises in global ground tracking stations, telemetry and TT&C operations — provides satellite tracking, command and control services for commercial and government constella…
- GeoSpace (Geely Aerospace Technology) · Private Company · Taizhou
Space subsidiary of automaker Geely building the Geely Future Mobility Constellation — LEO satellites enabling intelligent transport, connected vehicles and global IoT connectiv…
- Guodian Gaoke (State Power Hitech) · Private Company · Beijing
Builds the Tianqi LEO IoT narrowband satellite constellation — provides low-power wide-area network connectivity for industrial IoT, logistics and smart city applications.
- HEAD Aerospace Group (HEAD) · Private Company · Beijing
Chinese commercial satellite operator — runs the Skywalker AIS and IoT smallsat constellation and resells Earth observation data internationally.
- Hwa Create Corporation · Private Company · Beijing
Chinese listed electronics firm in Beijing — makes BeiDou navigation chips, satellite communication terminals and GNSS simulation and test equipment.
Startup (6)
- Aurora Star Communication (Laser Starcom) · Startup · Beijing
Specialises in space-qualified inter-satellite laser communication terminals — develops optical inter-satellite link technology for high-speed data relay between satellites in L…
- Commsat · Startup · Beijing
Develops CubeSat platforms and satellite IoT connectivity solutions for remote monitoring applications.
- GalaxySpace (Yinhe Aerospace) · Startup · Beijing
China's leading manufacturer of flat-panel broadband LEO communication satellites — building a large-scale constellation for global internet coverage and bulk satellite production.
- Hongqing Technology (LandSpace Hongqing) · Startup · Beijing
Chinese satellite maker affiliated with LandSpace — builds LEO satellites and plans the 10,000-satellite Honghu-3 constellation with integrated launch.
- iSat Space Technology · Startup · Beijing
Develops low-Earth orbit broadband internet satellite constellations for global connectivity.
- SpaceSail (Shanghai Spacecom) · Startup · Shanghai
Develops and operates a broadband LEO satellite internet constellation — China's commercial alternative to Starlink.
Government Agency (1)
- China Satcom (China Satellite Communications) · Government Agency · Beijing
State-owned operator of China's communications satellite fleet — provides broadcast, broadband, VSAT, satellite internet and maritime communications services domestically and gl…