Network · AS17988

AS17988 China Satellite Communications (HongKong) Corporation Limited

AS17988 (China Satellite Communications (HongKong) Corporation Limited) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS17988

  • OwnerChina Satellite Communications (HongKo
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses4,096
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 203.222.192.0/20

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-22.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS17988 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'
import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])
const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);
Questions

About AS17988

Is AS17988 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS17988 (China Satellite Communications (HongKong) Corporation Limited) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS17988?

AS17988 is registered to China Satellite Communications (HongKong) Corporation Limited. It announces about 4,096 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS17988?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.