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Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #5
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 8 · Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 510th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 6,896th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 11, 16:31 – Mar 11, 17:05 UTC
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SpaceSail Polar Group #5
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) 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. First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1.
Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2025 · source
Launch scheduled for NET March 11 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/7/2025 · source
NET January.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2024 · source
Launch postponed and confirmed by cancellation of drop zone air/marine space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2024 · source
Updated tentative launch window per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
Adding launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2024 · source
Pad — Commercial LC-1
Local pad time: Mar 12, 12:38 AM GMT+8
12 launches from this pad · 68 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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