China Aero & Space Weekly News Round-Up - Episode 1 (28th Sept. - 4th Oct. 2020)

Hello, and thanks for stopping by the Dongfang Hour! Today, we are pleased to introduce a new initiative from the DFH, namely the China Aero and Space Weekly News Roundup. The Roundup will act as a ~15mins per week supplement to our more in-depth ~60min ~monthly discussions on various Chinese aerospace and space industry topics.

0:00 Welcome and news summary
2:20 China LEO broadband constellation article
9:45 Shaanxi Zhongtian IPO
14:02 Rocket washes up on the beach in Hong Kong

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Updates from this week:
- An article from independent Chinese space media source “小火箭“ (“Small Rocket”) detailed massively expanded plans for China’s LEO broadband constellations. The article was removed soon after publication, and we cannot verify the authenticity of the plans. However, 小火箭 is a known media source in the industry, and we believe the article was likely more than unsubstantiated rumors. The constellation plans to have nearly 13,000 satellites across 7 “sub-constellations”.

- Shaanxi Zhongtian Rocket Company completed its IPO on the Shenzhen stock exchange. The company has seen its share price increase by the 10% limit every day since IPO, though this week the market has been closed due to National Holiday/”Golden Week”.
https://bit.ly/2IimCeU (WeChat article from CASC)

- A fairing from a Long March-5B launch that occurred in May 2020 washed up on the beach in Hong Kong. Local media had a field day with (incorrect, I have been told) speculation about the risks of contamination.
https://bit.ly/3nKkTzn (WeChat article from APT)

- An excellent Space Cafe talk hosted by SpaceWatch.Global, and featuring Dr. Bhavya Lal of the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) on the topic of Chinese commercial space.
https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-dr-bhavya-lal-on-chinas-commercial-space-sector/

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