On September 13, the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum Commercial Aerospace Forum was held in Shanghai. Shang Lin, general manager of the overall system department of Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology Co., Ltd., said that China's commercial aerospace is currently in the window of networking rhythm and capacity gaps, and carrying capacity is still the main shortcoming in commercial development. Whoever can take the lead in the closed loop of reusable transportation, large-scale networking, and integrated operation can take the lead in the trillion-level space economy. The number of global space launches increased significantly. In the first half of 2026, 154 global space launches were completed, and a total of 2,330 satellites were launched into scheduled orbits. Among them, China Aerospace completed 44 launches, an increase of 25.7% over the same period in 2025. Commercial space has become a major component of the world's space industry. In the first half of the year, China completed 30 commercial launches, accounting for 68.2% of all launch missions. Of the satellites in orbit during the same period, the number of commercial satellites reached 206, accounting for about 92.4% of all satellites in orbit.

On September 13, the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum Commercial Aerospace Forum was held in Shanghai. Shang Lin, general manager of the overall system department of Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology Co., Ltd., said that China's commercial aerospace is currently in the window of networking rhythm and capacity gaps, and carrying capacity is still the main shortcoming in commercial development. Whoever can take the lead in the closed loop of reusable transportation, large-scale networking, and integrated operation can take the lead in the trillion-level space economy. The number of global space launches increased significantly. In the first half of 2026, 154 global space launches were completed, and a total of 2,330 satellites were launched into scheduled orbits. Among them, China Aerospace completed 44 launches, an increase of 25.7% over the same period in 2025. Commercial space has become a major component of the world's space industry. In the first half of the year, China completed 30 commercial launches, accounting for 68.2% of all launch missions. Of the satellites in orbit during the same period, the number of commercial satellites reached 206, accounting for about 92.4% of all satellites in orbit.