China's Orbital Chenguang Lines Up $8.4 Billion to Build a Gigawatt Data Center in Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Beijing-backed Orbital Chenguang secured $8.4 billion in credit lines from twelve Chinese banks to build a gigawatt-scale orbital computing constellation by 2035, opening a state-aligned third front against SpaceX and Blue Origin in the race to put AI compute in orbit.
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