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Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #9
Long March 8
May 17, 2:42 PM UTC
May 17, 2:42 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Commercial LC-1
- Location
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN