# China Has $8.4 Billion for an Orbital Data Center. It Has Not Launched a Satellite.

- slug: china-has-84-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.

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