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flag China filed for 200,000 satellite frequencies, launching massive space ambitions amid global orbit competition.

flag In late 2025, Chinese companies filed applications with the International Telecommunication Union for over 200,000 satellite frequencies, the largest such effort in China’s history, including two major constellations—CTC-1 and CTC-2—each seeking licenses for nearly 97,000 satellites. flag The filings, part of routine international procedures, reflect China’s strategic push to expand its commercial space industry, with multiple firms advancing rocket, satellite, and ground infrastructure. flag The ITU requires deployment milestones—10% within two years, 50% in five, and full deployment in seven—or risk losing rights. flag This move intensifies global competition for low Earth orbit, especially with SpaceX’s Starlink expanding to 15,000 satellites, while China criticizes orbital congestion despite its own massive plans.

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