Private Chinese rocket firms launch satellites for the Qianfan constellation, highlighting a strict ITU deployment timeline.

According to Huxiu, on September 15-16, within 24 hours private Chinese rocket firms launched to send 19 Qianfan constellation satellites into orbit, marking the first mass-scale constellation mission by private rockets. The in-orbit total stands at 256 satellites, with a year-end target of 324. ITU rules require about 20,000 satellites to be deployed within seven years, and China filed 203,000 frequency resources with ITU in December 2025, including CT C-1 and CTC-2 each with 96,714 satellites. The article also notes 55 satellite factories with a designed annual capacity of 7,360 satellites, a Wenchang satellite super factory with 1,000 annual capacity in trial production, and a Taizhou Starlink-linked factory able to deliver a satellite from assembly to shipment in as fast as 28 days, with an annual capacity of 500 satellites.