On July 1, 2024, Zhejiang Lab (ZJ Lab) and Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (ADA Space) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on building space computing constellations. Witnessed by WANG Jian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of ZJ Lab, and Dr. LU Chuan, Founder and Chairman of ADA Space, YUAN Jixin, Vice President of ZJ Lab, and WANG Yabo, Senior Vice President of ADA Space, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties.

According to the strategic cooperation agreement, the two sides will make concerted efforts to facilitate the research and development of key technologies, engineering research and experimental validation under a model of "extensive consultation, joint contribution, shared benefits, and common development", to make a joint contribution to space computing constellations and enhance their serviceability for space computing.

At the signing ceremony, WANG Jian, President of ZJ Lab, said that driven by the major task of building space computing constellations, ZJ Lab and ADA Space will grow together by breaking through key technologies and exploring paths of institutional innovation, in order to better serve and integrate themselves into major space strategies.

Dr. LU Chuan said that ADA Space and ZJ Lab have established a sound foundation for cooperation and solid strategic mutual trust. The signing of this agreement marks that the two sides have entered a new stage of deepening strategic cooperation in various fields. They look forward to multi-disciplinary in-depth exchanges and cooperation on technology research and development, the building of an open innovation platform, and the development of a system of standards, etc. in the field of space computing in the future.

ZJ Lab, as a high-energy scientific and technological (S&T) innovation platform that marshals the full resources of Zhejiang Province, has envisioned building China's strategic S&T strength since its inception. At present, ZJ Lab is focusing on intelligent computing, and has built a solid foundation for intelligent computing systems based on breakthroughs in key core software and hardware technologies. Additionally, ZJ Lab practices "Computing for Innovation" through systematic innovations and breakthroughs to drive exploration and advancements in cutting-edge technologies and the high-quality development of digital economy. Since its establishment, ADA Space has always adhered to the core value of "being with the country". Moreover, ADA Space has completed the preliminary exploration of satellite technology and satellite-ground computing technology for the deployment of computing satellites, and carried out in-orbit validations. Consequently, ADA Space has accumulated a wealth of experience in technologies such as computational payload and high-speed interconnection in space, and exhibits its core strengths in developing "next-generation satellites" represented by computing satellites. Deepening cooperation between the two sides will further support major strategies, and boost the development of future-oriented industrial clusters in Zhejiang Province.

ZHAO Zhifeng, Chief Engineer of ZJ Lab; LIU Wenxian, member of the Party Committee of ZJ Lab; GUO Tao, Chief Technology Officer of ADA Space; and ZHAO Ruifeng, Chief Scientist of Satellite Supply Chain of ADA Space, attended the event. Heads of the Research Center for Space Computing System and relevant departments of ZJ Lab, as well as the relevant departments of ADA Space, were also present.