First Satellite Rolls Off Smart Mass Production Line in China’s Wuhan
Liao Shumin
DATE:  May 14 2021
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
First Satellite Rolls Off Smart Mass Production Line in China’s Wuhan First Satellite Rolls Off Smart Mass Production Line in China’s Wuhan

(Yicai Global) May 14 -- China is getting closer to starting mass production of satellites as the first space capsule rolled off the new fully automated production line at the Satellite Industrial Park in Wuhan, central Hubei province yesterday.

The intelligent production line at the Wuhan National Aerospace Industry Base can produce 240 small space capsules, each under one ton, a year, the Economic Daily reported today.

Once fully up and running, it will cut the production time of each satellite by more than 80 percent and improve staff efficiency by over 10-fold, it said.

The smart factory, which was built by a subsidiary of state-owned spacecraft maker China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp., has not only realized full automation in key production processes, it can also custom tailor the final product, project designer Liu Feng said earlier.

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Keywords:   Small Satellite