LandSpaceZhuque-2E Block 2Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2 x SatNet DTC test satellites
Launched
June 9, 2026 · 08:23 UTC
Image: LandSpace
Summary
2 x SatNet DTC test satellites launched on a LandSpace Zhuque-2E Block 2 from Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 9, 2026 at 08:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:11 to 08:55 UTC. It was LandSpace's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,306th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Zhuque-2E Block 2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Qianfan DTC 01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 402 × 413 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-2E Block 2 · LandSpace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Zhuque-2E Block 2 flightLandSpace's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,306th orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan DTC 01 · NORAD 69472 · 2026-128 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2026-128A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-09 14:05:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.55697057 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00081394
- Inclination
- 54.9945°
- Ascending node
- 340.1377°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.5053°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.5075°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.00012625073
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Qianfan DTC 01 · NORAD 69472 · in orbit
- Zhongguo Yidong 02 · NORAD 69473 · in orbit
Zhuque-2E Y6 Stage 2 · broke up June 9, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A pair of demonstration satellites for Direct-To-Cell (DTC) communications from Low Earth Orbit for SpaceSail and China Mobile: * SpaceSail DTC 01 * CMCC-02
News
Pad
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Area 96A, 2nd this year · 288th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 9, 4:23 PM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2026 · source
Questions
When did 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites launch?
2 x SatNet DTC test satellites launched on June 9, 2026 at 08:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:11 to 08:55 UTC.
Where can I watch 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites?
Zhuque-2E Block 2, flown by LandSpace. Zhuque-2E Block 2 spec sheet
Where did 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites launch from?
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 9, 4:23 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites reach?
Qianfan DTC 01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 402 × 413 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).