A Long March 8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in South China's Hainan province, Dec 26, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Low-Earth orbit slots are finite, nonrenewable and increasingly scarce. Once they are occupied or effectively locked by early movers, latecomers face severe constraints on their ability to deploy satellite systems critical for communications, navigation, remote sensing and digital services.
Under the long-standing "first-come, first-served" principle of the International Telecommunication Union for the allocation of radio frequencies and orbital slots, early filing for them is indispensable.
Thus China's recent filings of information about two proposed
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