Geely adds 11 satellites to future mobility constellation

Geely Holding Group has finished its fourth satellite launch for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation in Rizhao, Shandong province.

All 11 satellites launched have now entered their planned low-earth orbits and are functioning normally, said the Chinese conglomerate in a statement on Monday.

With the latest launch, which was finished on Saturday, the number of satellites in the Geely Future Mobility Constellation has increased to 41.

The constellation is independently built and operated by GeeSpace, a commercial aerospace company under Geely Holding Group.

Low-orbit satellite communications have quickly become integral to intelligent connected vehicles.

By leveraging the constellation, GeeSpace has established partnerships with telecom operators in over 20 countries across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

GeeSpace's proprietary satellite communication chips and high-precision positioning modules have entered mass production and are utilized in thousands of passengers and commercial vehicles from Geely Holding Group.

The group said it will conduct further launches in the next two months, to raise the number of satellites deployed to 64. By the end of 2025, there will be 72 satellites deployed in the constellation, said the group.

Geely Holding Group's portfolio brands sold over 3.33 million vehicles in 2024, with Volvo Cars sales reaching 763,389 units globally and Geely Auto Group's Hong Kong listed entity reporting sales reaching 2.18 million units.

Cumulative sales in the first six months of 2025 reached 1.93 million vehicles, up 30 percent with electrified vehicles accounting for over 1 million units, marking an increase of 72.8 percent year-on-year and representing 52 percent of the group's aggregated total.