OpenSpace Open-Source Space Ecosystem Launched, Open-Source Computing Constellation's First Phase Plans 2,600 Satellites

On October 17, at the 2026 Kaiyun Aerospace AOE Ecosystem Conference, the OpenSpace open-source space ecosystem was officially released. Beijing Kaiyun United Information Technology Group Co., Ltd., together with representatives of industry, academia, research, and investment institutions including Oriental Space, GalaxySpace, Beihang University, the China Aerospace Foundation, Zhongshang Huitou (Shenzhen) Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., Aerospace Engineering University, and PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited Zhejiang Branch, jointly initiated the OpenSpace open-source space ecosystem and open-source community, and witnessed the release of the Open-Source Computing Constellation plan. The Open-Source Computing Constellation, released at the same time, deeply integrates general computing, intelligent computing, supercomputing, edge computing, and quantum computing to transform satellites into in-orbit "space servers." The first phase of the constellation is planned to launch 2,600 satellites, including 1,000 general computing satellites, 1,000 intelligent computing/supercomputing satellites, 500 edge computing satellites, and 100 quantum computing satellites.