# China Has $8.4 Billion for an Orbital Data Center. It Has Not Launched a Satellite. - Date: 2026-04-22 - Category: Space & Aerospace China backed a startup with $8.4B in state credit for orbital data centers. Its ITU filings cover 193,428 satellite slots. At current launch rates, filling them would take centuries — and Chenguang-1, the test satellite, has not launched yet. ---