On November 27, the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, in collaboration with the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park and other relevant entities, organized and held a working promotion meeting focused on the construction of a space data center. During this meeting, they not only released a comprehensive planning scheme for the project but also officially launched an innovative consortium.

The proposed scheme envisions the establishment and operation of a centralized, large-scale data center system boasting a power capacity exceeding 1 GW (gigawatt). This system will be strategically positioned on the dawn-dusk orbit at an altitude ranging from 700 to 800 kilometers. It will be composed of three integral subsystems: spatial computing power, relay transmission, and ground control. The plan calls for the deployment of multiple space data centers, each with a power capacity of approximately 1 GW and the capability to house server clusters on the scale of millions of cards. These centers will collectively provide space-based data relay transmission and computing services.

The construction of this ambitious project is slated to unfold in three distinct phases. From 2025 to 2027, the focus will be on achieving breakthroughs in key technologies, particularly those related to energy and heat dissipation. During this period, the first-phase computing constellation will be constructed. Moving forward, from 2028 to 2030, the emphasis will shift to overcoming challenges in on-orbit assembly and construction, paving the way for the establishment of the second-phase computing constellation. Finally, from 2031 to 2035, the project will enter a phase of large-scale mass production and networked launching of satellites, culminating in the creation of a vast space data center.

In the initial stages of this endeavor, the Beijing Xingchen Future Space Technology Research Institute and Beijing Orbital Chenguang Company have taken the lead, forming an innovative consortium dedicated to the space data center. Representatives from the first cohort of 24 enterprises and scientific research institutions have signed a working mechanism agreement, pledging their support to facilitate the rapid development of the space data center.