China is exploring establishing its first overseas launch site with a proposed equatorial spaceport in Malaysia, carrying strategic, economic, and geopolitical implications.
Using maglev rail-assisted launch from an equatorial site could be really efficient if they get it built and working. Between the maglev trains and rail/coil gun testing, it seems like they are quickly developing similar technologies.
The article didn’t mention that.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3255351/nasas-dream-comes-true-china-plans-build-giant-rail-gun-launch-hypersonic-planes-space
Using maglev rail-assisted launch from an equatorial site could be really efficient if they get it built and working. Between the maglev trains and rail/coil gun testing, it seems like they are quickly developing similar technologies.