BEIJING – Geespace, a company backed by Chinese automaker Geely, said on Sept 6 it launched a third batch of satellites as part of its plan to form a mega constellation it described as China’s equivalent of US firm SpaceX’s Starlink.

The 10 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, located in the northern province of Shanxi, Geespace said in a statement.