{"question":"How much of the space industry is China?","domain":"the space industry","key":"china_share","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/space/china-share","days":90,"count_recent":192,"count_total":398,"since":"2024-04-17","latest":"2026-11-01","companies_named_most":[{"name":"SpaceX","mentions":7,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/spacex"},{"name":"Landspace","mentions":5,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/landspace"},{"name":"LeoLabs","mentions":4,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/leolabs"},{"name":"Galactic Energy","mentions":3,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/galactic-energy"},{"name":"NASA","mentions":3},{"name":"CAS Space","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/cas-space"},{"name":"Defense Intelligence Agency","mentions":2},{"name":"GomSpace","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/gomspace"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"China confirmed crewed lunar plans to build a base with mobile laboratories after the first moon landing","detail":"At the 7th Manned Space Program Symposium held in China on 31 October and 1 November 2026, plans for the Chinese crewed lunar program were confirmed, including construction of a lunar base with mobile laboratories after the first crewed landing.","outlet":"Eureka (Daniel Marin)","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Shenlong was photographed docked with an unidentified satellite while its payload-bay doors were open.","detail":"The high-resolution image shows China’s Shenlong spaceplane attached to another satellite with solar panels deployed; the satellite’s identity has not been confirmed. The image also captures Shenlong’s payload-bay doors open, providing details about its fourth mission, launched in February 2026.","outlet":"ZDNet Korea","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Vantor’s WorldView-3 captured a 4.5-centimeter-per-pixel image of China’s Shenlong spaceplane.","detail":"Vantor’s WorldView-3 satellite photographed the classified Shenlong spacecraft from approximately 90 kilometers away in 2024. The image was included in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency’s 2026 report, “Challenges to Security in Space.”","outlet":"ZDNet Korea","companies":[{"name":"Defense Intelligence Agency"},{"name":"Vantor","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/vantor"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"A new U.S. report says China could deploy low-Earth-orbit laser weapons against Western satellites.","detail":"The report identifies a potential Chinese capability to use laser weapons in low Earth orbit, posing a threat to Western satellite systems.","outlet":"Interesting Engineering","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"China’s secretive space plane is flying over the United States this week.","detail":"The Chinese space plane is currently passing over the United States, with observers able to track and view it during the week of October 30, 2026.","outlet":"Space","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"China’s Shenlong unmanned space shuttle was photographed during an orbital mission.","detail":"The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency published an image of China’s secretive Shenlong (“Divine Dragon”) unmanned shuttle while it was operating in Earth orbit. Shenlong is modeled on the U.S. X-37B.","outlet":"Space24","companies":[{"name":"Defense Intelligence Agency"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"China released the first Fengyun weather-satellite AI models for extreme-weather analysis.","detail":"Released on October 29, 2026, the two models support typhoon cloud-image interpretation and severe-convection forecasting. One analyzes typhoon imagery every 15 minutes, while the other forecasts severe convection several hours ahead.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-28","finding":"China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been confirmed in orbit by U.S. intelligence.","detail":"U.S. intelligence confirmed China’s X-37B-like experimental reusable spaceplane after previously available images showed it only in grainy detail. A sharper orbital image has now emerged.","outlet":"Interesting Engineering","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-28","finding":"A U.S. private satellite captured a high-resolution image of China’s secretive spaceplane.","detail":"A private satellite from the United States photographed China’s mysterious spaceplane in orbit, and the first clear image was made public on October 28, 2026.","outlet":"Heise","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-28","finding":"A U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency report published a rare orbital image of a Chinese spaceplane.","detail":"The Defense Intelligence Agency’s space report includes an orbital photograph of the Chinese craft, which the report says bears a strong resemblance to the U.S. X-37B.","outlet":"The Register","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-27","finding":"China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018","detail":"China’s satellite fleet has grown to three times its 2018 size, according to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s latest unclassified space-threats report. The report also includes a previously unreleased image of China’s satellite activity.","outlet":"Breaking Defense","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-27","finding":"Shanghai action plan targets 400 Gbps satellite laser links, onboard AI, and direct-to-phone access by 2030.","detail":"Shanghai’s 2027–2030 satellite internet action plan sets goals for 400 Gbps inter-satellite laser links, onboard artificial intelligence, and consumer terminals capable of connecting directly to smartphones.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[]}]}