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The Space Compute Summit convened on June 29 as part of the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference (GDEC).
The Beijing Space Computing Innovation Center (the "Center" for short) was officially inaugurated during the summit. Located in the Star-Town in Haidian District, it is positioned as China's first space computing innovation center with the core mission of connecting the industry chain and coordinating upstream and downstream stakeholders. It will operate under a "company + alliance" model.
The center will focus on breakthroughs in six key areas: the design and R&D of space-native computing chips, high-performance and ultra-wideband space computing payloads, satellite platforms and ground verification infrastructure, large model deployment and software-hardware co-optimization, key technologies for space-ground integrated cloud platforms, and innovation and scenario validation for satellite-related application technologies. It aims to shift the orientation of space computing from isolated technological breakthroughs toward coordinated innovation across the industry chain.
The expert committee of the Center was established at the same time, comprising 30 experts, including 12 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Focusing on core technological fields such as 6G integrated space-air-ground communications, microprocessors and integrated circuits, and high-performance computing, the committee will provide high-level strategic assessment and technological guidance for the industry's development.
Also simultaneously established was the Beijing Space Computing Innovation Alliance, with an initial group of 108 prospective member organizations, including universities, research institutions, state-owned enterprises (including central ones), private companies, and other innovation entities. The alliance will pool resources from industry, academia, research institutions, and application scenarios to advance breakthroughs in key space computing technologies, coordinated innovation across the industry chain, standard development, public service capacity building, and real-world application scenarios.
A number of key achievements were also unveiled at the summit.
The overall layout of the Center was presented systematically for the first time, which integrates R&D verification, industrial incubation, and standard development to create a one-stop, full-chain support system.
The open-source standard framework for space operating systems was officially released, providing unified interfaces and an open framework for future large-scale computing satellite-based constellation networks. It will help unify space computing scheduling interfaces, enable efficient resource allocation, support cross-satellite task coordination, and deliver standardized services.
Two new ground stations for the Tiansuan Constellation, located respectively in Beijing and Hefei, officially entered operation. Together with the existing stations in eastern and southern China, they have preliminarily formed a multi-region collaborative support system for satellite-ground communications and computing services.
The beta version of the Space Computing Service Platform was also officially launched at the summit. As an integrated platform for the on-orbit use of space computing, it connects satellites, payloads, ground stations, and simulation resources, lowering the threshold for in-orbit verification for enterprises and consequently improving their R&D efficiency.
(Source: The Beijing News)
