Beijing-based GalaxySpace on Monday unveiled a deployable "umbrella antenna" for low-Earth-orbit satellites, which it described as the first high-performance spaceborne antenna of its kind developed by a private Chinese aerospace company.

The company said the antenna can deliver communication performance up to 10 times stronger than its earlier mechanically steerable Q/V-band antennas while taking up far less launch space inside a rocket fairing.

Designed to fold before launch and automatically deploy in orbit, the antenna is intended for broadband satellite communications and future direct-to-cell connectivity services.

GalaxySpace also said it had developed a new mesh-forming manufacturing process that improves production efficiency by more than 70%, reflecting China's broader push toward industrialized commercial aerospace manufacturing.