Smart satellite facility begins work in Wuhan
By ZHAO LEI |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-05-14 09:47
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Guests visit the country's first smart assembly line for small satellites at Wuhan National Space Industry Base in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Thursday, as they attended a ceremony celebrating the first satellite made by the facility.
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First such manufacturing plant can make as many as 240 craft annually
China's first smart manufacturing plant for satellites has started formal operation in Wuhan, Hubei province, featuring an annual production capability of as many as 240 satellites, its owner said.
The first satellite made by the complex rolled off the assembly line on Thursday morning at a production commencement ceremony. The spacecraft, which has yet to be named, is expected to be launched in the near future to conduct communication operations, according to Lyu Dongming, chairman of CASIC Space Engineering Development, builder and owner of the plant.