Engineering:Guowang
Guowang (Chinese: 国网; pinyin: Guówǎng; literally: 'national network')[1], officially Satellite Internet Series Satellites (Chinese: 卫星互联网系列卫星; pinyin: Wèixīng hùliánwǎng xìliè wèixīng)[2] is a Chinese low-Earth orbit satellite internet megaconstellation to create a system of worldwide internet coverage. It was created by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned enterprise backed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The project was started in 2022 as a rival to the Starlink satellite constellation installed by SpaceX, and plans to be constituted of over 13,000 satellites by the project's end.
Around 6,000 of the planned satellites are expected to orbit between 500 and 600 km, comparable to Starlink, and around 7,000 in a higher orbit at around 1,145 km.[3] All satelites launched so far have been placed either in the higher orbits of the second group at around 1.145 km, or in an orbit around 900 km.
As of October 2025, the program has launched 18 experimental series (术试验系列; jìshù shìyàn) satellites[4] and 89 operational satellites[5][6], divided into high Earth orbit (高轨; gāoguǐ) and low Earth orbit (低轨; dīguǐ) series.[7] The megaconstellation is managed by China SatNet and is believed to have both civilian and military applications.[8]
Satellites launched
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List of launches
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Operational satellites
| Name & group of satellites | Number of satelites | Launch (UTC) | Orbit | Orbital apsis | Inclination | SCN | COSPAR ID | Launch site | Launcher | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulianwang 1 - 10 (SatNet LEO Group 01)[9] | 10 | 16 December 2024 10:00 |
Polar | 1,167km perigee; 1,169km apogee | 86.5° | 62323 to 62332 | 2024-240A to 2024-240H; 2024-240J; 2024-240K [10] | WSLS LC-1 | Long March 5B / YZ-2 Y6 |
Operational |
| Hulianwang 11 - 19 (SatNet LEO Group 02)[11] | 9 | 11 February 2025 09:30 |
LEO | 1,149km perigee; 1,150km apogee | 50.0° | WSLS LC-2 | Long March 8A Y1 |
Operational | ||
| Hulianwang 20 - 29 (SatNet LEO Group 03)[12] | 10 | 28 April 2025 20:10 |
Polar | 1,166km perigee; 1,169km apogee | 86.5° | WSLS LC-1 | Long March 5B / YZ-2 Y7 |
Operational | ||
| Hulianwang 30 - 34 (SatNet LEO Group 04)[13] | 5 | 6 June 2025 20:45 |
Polar | 86.5° | Taiyuan LA-9A | Long March 6A Y8 |
Operational | |||
| Hulianwang 35 - 39 (SatNet LEO Group 05)[14] | 5 | 27 July 2025 10:04 |
Polar | 86.5° | Taiyuan LA-9A | Long March 6A Y14 |
Operational | |||
| Hulianwang 40 - 48 (SatNet LEO Group 06)[15][16] | 9 | 30 July 2025 07:49 |
LEO | 50.0° | WCSLS LC-1 | Long March 8A Y3 |
Operational | |||
| Hulianwang 49 - 57 (SatNet LEO Group 07)[17] | 9 | 4 August 2025 10:21 |
LEO | 50.0° | WCSLS LC-2 | Long March 12 Y2 |
Operational | |||
| Hulianwang 58 - 67 (SatNet LEO Group 08)[18] | 10 | 13 August 2025 06:00 |
Polar | WSLS LC-1 | Long March 5B / YZ-2 Y8 |
Success | ||||
| Hulianwang 68 - 72 (SatNet LEO Group 09)[19] | 5 | 17 August 2025 14:15 |
Polar | Taiyuan LA-9A | Long March 6A Y10 |
Success | ||||
| Hulianwang 73 - 81 (SatNet LEO Group 10)[20] | 9 | 25 August 2025 19:08 |
LEO | WCSLS LC-1 | Long March 8A Y2 |
Success | ||||
| Hulianwang 82 - 86 (SatNet LEO Group 11)[21] | 5 | 27 September 2025 |
Polar | Taiyuan LA-9A | Long March 6A Y16 |
Success | ||||
| Hulianwang 87 - 95 (SatNet LEO Group TBD)[22] | 9 | 16 October 2025 01:30 | WCSLS LC-1 | Long March 8A Y4 | Success |
Other related launches
| Name | Number of Satellites | Launch (UTC) | Orbit | Orbital apsis | Inclination | SCN | COSPAR ID | Launch site | Launcher | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1A, B[23] | 2 | 9 July 2023 11:00 |
LEO | JSLC SLS-2 | Long March 2C / YZ-1S Y52 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2A, B, C[24] | 3 | 23 November 2023 10:00 |
LEO | XSLC LC-3 | Long March 2D / YZ-3 Y59 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 3A[25] | 1 | 5 December 2023 19:24 |
LEO | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, Yellow Sea | Jielong 3 Y2 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A, B, C[26] | 3 | 30 December 2023 00:13 |
LE0 | JSLC SLS-2 | Long March 2C / YZ-1S Y73 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Gaogui 01[27] | 1 | 29 February 2024 13:03 |
GEO | XSLC LC-2 | Long March 3B/E Y95 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Gaogui 02[28] | 1 | 01 August 2024 13:14 |
GEO | XSLC LC-2 | Long March 3B/E Y97 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Gaogui 03[29] | 1 | 10 October 2024 13:50 |
GEO | XSLC LC-2 | Long March 3B/E Y100 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 5A[30] | 1 | 30 November 2024 14:25 |
LEO | WCSLS LC-2 | Long March 12 Y1 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6A, B, C, D[31] | 4 | 1 April 2025 04:00 |
LEO | JSLC SLS-2 | Long March 2D Y78 |
Operational | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan [32] | 4 | 15 August 2025 01:17 |
LEO | JSLC LS-96 | Zhuque-2E Y3 |
Launch Failure | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 7A, B, C, D [33] | 4 | 16 September 2025 01:00 |
LEO | JSLC SLS-2 | Long March 2C/YZ-1S Y87 |
Operational |
See also
References
- ↑ https://spacenews.com/china-is-developing-plans-for-a-13000-satellite-communications-megaconstellation
- ↑ Baptista, Eduardo (August 6, 2024). "China will launch first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/china-launches-first-satellites-constellation-rival-starlink-newspaper-reports-2024-08-05/.
- ↑ "The Space Review: Developing and testing China's Guowang constellation". https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5004/1.
- ↑ "Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan (WHJSW)". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hjs.htm.
- ↑ "HWD (Huliangwang Weixing Digui) (Type 1)". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hwd-01.htm.
- ↑ "HWD (Huliangwang Weixing Digui) (Type 2)". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hwd-02.htm.
- ↑ "HG 01". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hg-01.htm.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (2025-08-20). "China's Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink" (in en). https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/china-may-have-taken-an-early-lead-in-the-race-for-a-military-megaconstellation/.
- ↑ "Long March 5B/YZ-2 - SatNet LEO Group 01". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7725.
- ↑ "CelesTrak: Hulianwang Digui". https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?GROUP=hulianwang&FORMAT=tle.
- ↑ "Long March 8A - SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7518.
- ↑ "Long March 5B/YZ-2 - SatNet LEO Group 03". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7841.
- ↑ "Long March 6A - SatNet LEO Group 04". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7872.
- ↑ "Long March 6A - SatNet LEO Group 05". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7908.
- ↑ "Long March 8A - SatNet LEO Group TBD". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7835.
- ↑ "Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 06". https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7835.
- ↑ "Long March 12 - SatNet LEO Group TBD". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7844.
- ↑ "Long March 5B/YZ-2 - SatNet LEO Group 08". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7918.
- ↑ "Long March 6A - SatNet LEO Group 09". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7908.
- ↑ "Long March 8A - SatNet LEO Group 10". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7925.
- ↑ "Long March 6A - SatNet LEO Group TBD". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7908.
- ↑ "Long March 8A - SatNet LEO Group TBD". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7983/.
- ↑ "Long March 2C/YZ-1S - 2 x SatNet test satellites". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7208.
- ↑ "Long March 2D/YZ-3 - 3 x SatNet test satellites". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7364.
- ↑ "Jielong 3 - SatNet test satellites". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7372.
- ↑ "Long March 2C/YZ-1S - 3 x SatNet test satellites". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7466.
- ↑ "Long March 3B/E - WHG-01". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7503.
- ↑ "Long March 3B/E - WHG-02". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7604.
- ↑ "Long March 3B/E - WHG-03". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7649.
- ↑ "Long March 12 - Demo Flight". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7576.
- ↑ "Long March 2D - 4 x SatNet test satellites". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7813.
- ↑ "Zhuque-2E - Unknown Payload". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7919.
- ↑ "Long March 2C/YZ-1S - Unknown Payload". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7946.
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