Future Navigation (CentiSpace, WALKER)

Constellation name	CentiSpace, WALKER
Constellation area	GNSS, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing)
Constellation info	Second satellite failed in July 2020.
Constellation status	Launches ongoing
Launched satellites	16
Planned satellites	120
Spacecraft type	Microsat
Manufacturer	?, CAS Microspace
First launch	2018
Launch cadence	As of 2019-12-10: First stage: 2016-2020 Launch of 1 experimental satellite in 2018; Launch of 5 experimental satellite in 2020; Second stage: 2021-2023 Launch of 10-20 satellites in 2021; Launch of 100-110 satellites from 2022 to 2023;
Notes	On September 29, 2018, the Sunflower-1 satellite was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center aboard the Kuaizhou-1 Jiayao 8 carrier rocket. The Sunflower-1 satellite, also known as "Weili Space-1", was developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is an integrated navigation and communication enhancement system composed of 120 low-orbit micro-nano satellites invested and initiated by Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co., Ltd. (CentiSpace)'s first pilot technology demonstration satellite.
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Entity name	Future Navigation (Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co, Xiangrikui)
Funding	Yes
Nation	China
Founded	2017

Last modified: 2025-05-11

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