China's Guowang Megaconstellation Is More Than Another Version of Starlink
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China's Guowang megaconstellation is being compared to SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield, with concerns about space debris.
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"the architecture taking shape in low-Earth orbit appears to be more akin to SpaceX's military-grade Starshield satellites and the Space Development Agency's future tranches of data relay and missile-tracking satellites."
"China has now placed 72 Guowang satellites into orbit"
"SpaceX has already launched nearly 200 of its own Starshield satellites"