# China’s commercial space sector expands global footprint with Thailand deal

https://mins.news/en/item/35206

- South China Morning Post, 2026-08-28 05:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3365534/chinas-commercial-space-sector-expands-global-footprint-thailand-deal?utm_source=rss_feed

> Beijing-based GalaxySpace deployed what it called China’s first turnkey satellite export to Southeast Asia this week, highlighting efforts to expand the country’s overseas space influence amid competition with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company said Thailand’s Lingzhi-09 CubeSat launched Tuesday from Shanxi aboard a Long March-6C rocket with six other satellites.

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