According to the China Daily newspaper, the factory in Wuhan is capable of producing up to 240 spacecraft per year
BEIJING, May 14. /TASS/. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has launched the first production line in China using smart technologies for the construction of small orbiting satellites. This was reported on Friday by the China Daily newspaper.
According to the publication, the industrial facility is located in the city of Wuhan (Central China). This plant is capable of producing up to 240 spacecraft per year, each weighing less than 1 ton.
"The new line will allow us to significantly save time and labor resources," said Lu Dongming, head of the CASIC subsidiary involved in the implementation of this project. According to him, thanks to new technologies, the process of building satellites will accelerate by more than 40%.
The industrial site is located on the territory of the Wuhan National Aerospace Industry Base, covering 68.8 square kilometers. There are more than 100 enterprises that can provide an annual output of products worth 30 billion yuan (more than $ 4.6 billion). This complex was created primarily for the mass production of low-cost launch vehicles, in particular, the solid-fuel "Kuaizhou".
As previously reported by CASIC, this year China will carry out at least 40 launches and set a new national record. This figure is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, including through private commercial projects.
