China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions

China is rapidly building a broad, diverse satellite manufacturing base capable of producing thousands of spacecraft annually, but faces bottlenecks in launch and uncertain demand. The country has already established dozens of facilities spanning state-owned institutes, commercial firms and regionally-backed clusters, with further future factories expected to take capacity to around 7,000 satellites per year, according to a space industry assessment. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Apr 21)