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SpaceSail Seeks Billions in New Funding as Chinas Qianfan Constellation Chases Starlink
Shanghai-based SpaceSail is raising a new multi-billion-yuan round for its Thousand Sails (Qianfan) LEO broadband constellation, a key commercial move in Chinas effort to build a sovereign satellite internet network.
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ULA Atlas 5 Launches Final Kuiper Mission, 110th Flight in 551 Configuration
On July 1, ULAs Atlas 5 rocket (AV-114) completed its 110th mission in the 551 configuration, delivering Amazon Kuiper broadband satellites to orbit — marking the final Atlas 5 launch supporting the Kuiper constellation.
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Long March 6 Launches 18 Qianfan Satellites, Expanding Chinas G60 Constellation
China successfully launched 18 Qianfan (G60) constellation satellites on a Long March 6 rocket, advancing its domestic LEO broadband communications network.
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Qianfan Constellation to Augment BeiDou Navigation in Addition to Broadband Services
Chinas Qianfan megaconstellation is developing BeiDou navigation augmentation capabilities alongside broadband internet, charting a differentiated path from SpaceXs Starlink.
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Tianwen-2 Arrives at Earths Mini-Moon Kamoʻoalewa to Begin Sample Collection
Chinas Tianwen-2 spacecraft arrives at near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa to collect samples that may confirm or challenge its hypothesized lunar origin, with return planned for late 2027.
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XMM-Newton Helps Revise Distance to Outer Spiral Arms of the Milky Way
ESAs XMM-Newton X-ray observatory contributed to a revised distance measurement of the Milky Ways outer spiral arms, with the findings published on July 1, 2026.
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FCC Grants Amazon Leo Deployment Extension but Temporarily Strips Spectrum Priority
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Quantum Space to Go Public via SPAC Deal Valued at Over $1.1 Billion
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Beijing Yizhuang convenes space-computing symposium with BOE, Galaxy Space, LandSpace and others to operationalize its new space-computing innovation center