Shanghai to expand space industry chain

City releases plan to boost annual production of commercial rockets

Shanghai is aiming to foster a complete industrial chain for commercial rocket production, with an annual production capacity of 50 commercial rockets and 600 commercial satellites by 2025, according to an official plan released on Monday.

The plan says Shanghai will focus on satellite manufacturing, launching, ground system equipment, spatial information applications and services, to strengthen the integrated development of satellite communications, navigation and remote-sensing technologies.

Centering on the development of three major products — new-generation medium and large carrier rockets, low-cost and highly integrated satellites, and intelligent application terminals — the city will strive to build a full-coverage industrial chain, ranging from rockets and satellites, to ground stations and terminals.