Starlink’s Chinese Rival Enters Global Market via Brazil

SpaceSail, which plans to provide global satellite internet services next year, is one of three Chinese companies aiming to challenge Starlink.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites is viewed from Palm Springs, Calif., on March 18, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SpaceSail, one of the Chinese satellite companies poised to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink, has signed its first overseas agreement with Brazil, the company said on Nov. 20 during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the South American country.

According to a statement published by state-controlled SpaceSail, also known as Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology Ltd., the low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite company signed a memorandum with Brazil’s state-owned telecommunications company Telebras on Wednesday to provide satellite communications services in the country.