The satellite application industry has entered the high-speed transition period far from the earth and is close to life.

From communication navigation to weather satellites to life, in the village of Huaxi County, Guoluo County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, villagers Hu Dan dials mobile satellite phones and can chat with friends of the provincial capital Xining. Thanks to the China Village Satellite Communications Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Satellite Communications) and Qinghai Province, the villagers have engaged in telephone projects. The only thing that the local herders need to do is learn how to more skillfully point the telephone antenna at the satellite.

For an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters, the snow peaks rise and the mountain ranges are staggered. The Guoluo and Yushu states, which have the harshest geographical conditions in Qinghai Province and the most difficult natural conditions, are involved in many remote mountain villages, although there are no roads and no electricity. Without the cable, they can rely on satellite phones to communicate with the outside world and step into the information society. This is due to the uniqueness of satellite communications that is not limited by geographical conditions, small equipment, fast construction, and strong resilience.

At 0:13 on June 21, China Satellite Communication’s tenth satellite "China Star 10" successfully entered space at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This is a geostationary orbit communication satellite for broadcasting and communications. It will succeed. "China Star 5B" provides communications and radio and television services to users in China and the Asia Pacific region.

Zhuo Chao, general manager of China Satcom, said that "China Star 10" has large-capacity, wide coverage, high reliability, long life and other technical characteristics, the performance is better than the "Star 5B" launched in 1998, will meet China and The application needs of users in the Asia-Pacific region for communications, broadcast television, data transmission, and digital broadband multimedia.

In addition, satellite navigation with complex technology and high difficulty is also at a climax. At present, China’s Beidou satellite navigation system has entered a critical period. The eight Beidou navigation satellites that have been launched form a basic constellation architecture. In October this year, it will be fully tested and have the conditions to provide initial services to most parts of China. Next year, it can provide services for users in the Asia Pacific region. The Beidou system will eventually provide free, high-quality, and high-reliability services to users around the world, and continue to improve performance. Under the tight pursuit and competition of China's Beidou, European Galileo, and Russia’s Gleno’s three satellite navigation systems, the US GPS navigation system will be under pressure.

The huge investment in satellite development and launch is an important part of the satellite industry. Regardless of whether it is a single satellite providing communication, live broadcasting, or remote sensing, or a satellite navigation system that requires dozens of satellites to form a system, the ultimate goal is to develop applications and services. The satellite application industry, including satellite operations and ground equipment manufacturing, is currently entering the turning point of rapid development and has become a key and bright spot in the space economy. In China, "promoting the development of satellites and their application industries" is also included in the "Decision of the State Council on Accelerating the Cultivation and Development of Strategic Emerging Industries", which greatly enhances the importance and strategic status of developing satellite application industries.

As a subsidiary company of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and the sole leading satellite operation company in the Mainland, China Satellite Communications plans to have 15 satellites by 2015 and its operating revenue will reach 16 billion yuan. It will become Asia’s number one, world-class satellite operator, providing The "One-To-One" Satellite Communication Broadcast Operation Service for millions of users.

Domestic policies boost international demand growth Satellite applications usher in good opportunities. Nearly two to three hundred kilometers, tens of thousands of kilometers away. Satellites in the sky seem to be very far apart. They are actually close to people and can be found in every aspect of life. Their shadow. Academician Sun Jiadong, chief designer of BeiDou Navigation System Engineering, said that whether it is communication, meteorology, remote sensing or navigation, satellites on the one hand serve the country’s economic construction, on the one hand, they serve to improve the quality of life. After the first human satellite was launched into the sky, scientists developed satellite services in a timely manner to benefit people. Satellite applications are gradually moving towards industrial development.

Experts of China’s space science and technology believe that with the rapid development and wide application of space technology, the era of space economy has come quietly. As an important part of the space economy, the satellite application industry has grown rapidly in recent years and has become a new economic growth point for many countries engaged in space activities. According to statistics, in 2009 the satellite application industry included satellite operations and ground equipment manufacturing revenues totaling US$142.9 billion.

Similarly, in China, satellite applications as an important means of information transmission, navigation and positioning and geographic information acquisition have been integrated with various sectors of the national economy, are closely related to social life, and play an irreplaceable role in the information-based society. In the field of satellite communications, satellites provide one-stop communication and broadcasting services such as high-efficiency, high-quality broadcast and television, voice, data multimedia, emergency communications, Internet access, corporate private networks, and distance education; It played an important role in major events such as the "village and village" radio and television project, Shenzhou launch, the Beijing Olympics, and the Yushu earthquake.

In the field of satellite navigation, the domestic satellite navigation and application industry has developed rapidly. The output value of the satellite navigation industry in 2009 was approximately 55 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 10% of the world's total; domestic chip and terminal manufacturing, navigation electronic maps, and system integration applications have been formed. A complete industrial chain such as information operations services. In the field of satellite remote sensing, at present, China has formed meteorological, terrestrial, marine, and environmental series of application satellites. Satellite remote sensing has also played a role in the monitoring of disasters such as typhoons, forest fires, Wenchuan earthquake, and blue-green algae in Taihu Lake.

Experts believe that China's satellite application industry has ushered in a good opportunity for development. National industrial policies have created favorable opportunities for the development of the satellite application industry, and economic and social development has generated great demand for the application of satellites and satellite applications. In the international market, Southeast Asia, Africa, South America and other regions have increased the demand for China’s communications, remote sensing satellites and satellite applications. With the export of the entire satellite, it will drive the export of satellite-based ground equipment, providing a good opportunity for the international development of the satellite application industry. It is estimated that by the end of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”, there will be nearly 100 satellites in orbit in China, forming a relatively complete application satellite system, which creates a huge space for the development of satellite applications.

Insufficient resources in the sky The satellite docking needs "connecting heaven and earth"

The satellite application industry is not only based on satellites, but also needs “connecting heaven and earth”. The so-called integrated satellite application business system consists of a space segment and a ground segment. In layman's terms, the space segment is a matter of satellites, including the space infrastructure consisting of a communications broadcast satellite system, the Beidou satellite navigation system and a remote sensing satellite system; and the ground segment is to transform the satellite’s capabilities into ground-based service developments such as communications. Broadcast and direct broadcast satellite operation services, and development of a comprehensive information application system based on BeiDou.

According to expert analysis, the space satellite resources currently possessed by China are still insufficient, especially the lack of continuous and stable high-resolution remote sensing satellite resources. But on the other hand, the ground often lags behind the space. Academician Sun Jiadong said that people are very concerned about this part of heaven and it is indeed important. However, when it comes to the BeiDou navigation system, the satellite navigation network really plays its role. It is not simply a matter of heaven. The ground also needs a good management system to manage satellites and provide good services. At the same time, users have to open up navigation services twice, such as car navigation system software and hardware design, etc. There is also a lot of work to be done. It is impossible to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the sky, but it fails to create a huge market on the ground.

The operation of satellite space segment, geographic information service, and satellite ground operation service are the core business of China Satellite Communication. Although the satellite ground operation service has just set sail, it is the focus of the future development of Satcom. Zhuo Chao said that the so-called satellite ground operation business mainly includes two businesses: one is the satellite digital distribution business; the other is the satellite ground communications business. Among them, digital issuance services directly transmit various types of information such as e-books, newspapers, magazines, and multimedia to end-users through satellites.

Experts pointed out that at present, the satellite application industry has become a global high-tech industry. It has planned the development of satellites and their applications in an integrated manner, and built a satellite application business system integrated with the world, serving the national economy such as national emergency disaster reduction, agriculture, forestry, and water conservancy. Building related fields can also radiate and stimulate emerging industries such as the information industry and the “Internet of Things” and the development of “low-carbon economy”.