Geely (GeeSAT)

Constellation name	GeeSAT
Constellation field	Internet
Constellation info	Support high-speed data transmission, precise navigation, and cloud computing. Low-orbit satellites, Geely claims, can be accurate to within a centimeter.
Constellation status	Prototype(s) launched
Launched satellites	9
Planned satellites	?
Form factor	Smallsat
Orbit	LEO
Manufacturer	In-house
First launch	2021
Launch cadence	In 2022, Geespace launched nine satellites and they are all performing correctly. They are the first of 72 phase-one satellites that are expected to be in orbit by 2025. The second 168 satellites will then be launched, bringing the constellation up to 240 satellites.
Notes	The first two Geespace satellites are designed to provide users with high-precision centimeter-accurate positioning services and support the operation of OmniCloud, a new satellite-based AI cloud platform. Plans to set up a commercial aerospace company to develop its satellite and communications technologies in the southern city of Guangzhou.
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Company	Geespace (Geely, Shikong Daoyu)
Oneliner	In 2018, Geely Holding entered the aerospace industry with the establishment of Geespace under Geely Technology Group with the purpose of developing, launching and operation of low-orbit satellites, the first of which will be launched in the second half of 2020.
Funding	$326M+
Country	China
Founded	1986
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Last modified: 2023-05-01

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