China plans to launch 12 IoT satellites next year | Macau Business
China will see intensive satellite launches for the country’s space-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) network in 2021, sources with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) said.
The CASIC is scheduled to launch 12 satellites of the Xingyun project, China’s first low-Earth-orbit narrowband constellation for IoT operated by its subsidiary Xingyun Satellite Co. The company plans to send a total of 80 satellites into space to complete the three-stage network around 2023.