Taiwan, Astranis Plan Internet Satellite to Foil Blackout Threat
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A US satellite startup will launch the first communications satellite dedicated to Taiwan, strengthening the self-ruled democracy’s resilience against possible Chinese attempts to impose an information blackout in the event of an invasion.
Astranis Space Technologies Corp. will partner with Taiwan’s biggest telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom Co. to dedicate a MicroGEO satellite to the island, according to a statement from the San Francisco-based startup. The geostationary orbit satellite is scheduled for launch by the end of this year and is set to provide full bandwidth as early as next year, the statement said.