Cina Mempercepat Ambisi Luar Angkasa Dengan Jaringan Satelit AI dan Pembangunan Militer

MAshikur · 2026-04-27T13:41:56.000Z

Superkomputer di Langit Perusahaan Adaspace Technology yang berbasis di Chengdu sedang mengembangkan rencana "star compute" untuk meluncurkan 2.800 satelit komputasi yang mampu menjalankan model AI langsung di orbit. Jaringan ini akan mencakup 2.400 satelit inferensi dan 400 satelit pelatihan, yang ditempatkan pada ketinggian antara 500 dan 1.000 kilometer, menurut laporan Xinhua dari 25 April. Batch pertama diluncurkan pada Mei 2025, dengan kelompok kedua dan ketiga sedang diproduksi untuk akhir tahun ini. Adaspace menargetkan jaringan seribu satelit dengan operasi komersial pada 2030 dan penyebaran penuh pada 2035, kata wakil presiden eksekutif Zhao Hongjie.

A Supercomputer in the Sky
Chengdu-based Adaspace Technology Co. is advancing its "star compute" plan to deploy 2,800 computing satellites capable of running AI models directly in orbit. The network will include 2,400 inference satellites and 400 training satellites, positioned at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 kilometers, according to a Xinhua report from April 25.
The first batch launched in May 2025, with second and third groups in production for later this year. Adaspace aims for a thousand-satellite network with commercial operations by 2030 and full deployment by 2035, said executive vice president Zhao Hongjie.
Via satellite-to-ground and inter-satellite laser communications, the system targets hundred-thousand-petaflop inference power and million-petaflop training power. The company recently demonstrated space-based computing controlling a ground robot, partnering with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Meanwhile, Zhejiang Lab's "Three-Body Computing Constellation" launched its first 12 satellites in May 2025 and plans 100 by 2027.
Pentagon Sounds the Alarm
These commercial pushes align with military space growth alarming U.S. Space Force leaders. The "Future Operating Environment 2040" report, unveiled this month at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, forecasts low-level space conflict with Beijing by 2040.
It projects China reaching 21,000 satellites by 2040 up from 1,600 now armed with anti-satellite missiles, directed-energy weapons, killer robots, and AI systems. "Attacks on space services are likely to occur without warning," the report warns, with "devastating consequences."
Gen. Chance Saltzman, Space Force chief, clarified it's one scenario based on trends, not intelligence. Chief Master Sgt. Ron Lerch noted China's satellite count has surged nearly 700% since 2015.
A Contested Frontier
China National Space Administration's April 17 agenda for 2026 features Tianwen-2 asteroid mission, Shenzhou-23 crewed flight, and reusable rocket tests. Two mega-constellations are underway, targeting 13,000 and 15,000 satellites.
This blend of AI infrastructure and military might signals China's drive for "technology superpower" status by the 2030s and "full-spectrum dominance" by 2049, per the Space Force assessment.