A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, Sept. 16, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

China successfully launched a test satellite for satellite internet technology from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sept. 16. The satellite entered its preset orbit as planned, marking the complete success of the mission.

The satellite was developed by Chinese commercial aerospace firm GalaxySpace. According to Hu Zhao, chief designer of the satellite at the company, GalaxySpace has established a "cloud-edge-terminal" satellite batch production testing model. Through technological innovation, the company has adopted a flexible island-style pulsed production line design that enables seamless adaptation from traditional box-type satellites to open flat-panel satellites. Meanwhile, it has developed an "intelligent brain" system that features automatic testing, data consistency verification, rapid warehousing and retrieval management for key components, as well as agile testing at launch sites. This system significantly improves testing efficiency and reduces the length of testing cycles.

In addition, GalaxySpace's intelligent satellite factory features robust capabilities for batch production of satellites. The factory is equipped with dedicated production lines for individual components such as solar arrays and cables, which significantly shortens supply chain management processes, improves component delivery efficiency and enhances on-site troubleshooting response capabilities.

Currently, the construction of space infrastructure is accelerating. Commercial aerospace enterprises are expected to play a larger role in advancing China's status as an aerospace power, particularly as key technologies — including direct cellphone-to-satellite connectivity and space-based computing — continue to achieve breakthroughs.