5 June China has launched a fourth group of satellites for a low -orbital Guowang megasus., however, As during the previous launches, details about the number of satellites and their purpose remained undisclosed.
The Long March 6a rocket started from Taiuan Space In North China O North 20:45 UTC.
Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Hull) confirmed the successful removal of satellites in a given orbit about an hour after starting, However, did not provide any information about the number of devices, their characteristics or images. As of the publication of news objects, related to launch, were not identified by the US Space Force.
The mystery of the mission has given rise to speculation, that among the satellites there may be dual-purpose devices or components of national security — an analogue of the American Starshield program.
The Guowang project is overseen by the state-owned China Satellite Network Group (China SatNet), Created in April 2021 year. According to the submission to the International Telecommunication Union (THAT) from 2020 year, The network should include in 12 992 satellites. They should work at altitudes below 500 km and in the range of 600–1145 km, forming a complex orbital configuration.
China Aerospace magazine reported, that Guowang will apply the technologies of dynamic formation of a new generation ray and optical inter -concomitant communication channels, that will allow high quality and adapted services as government, so and commercial users.
This is already the 33rd orbital mission of China in 2025 year.
Source: https://spacenews.com/china-launches-fourth-group-of-guowang-megaconstellation-satellites/