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Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #7
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 583rd launch · 13th this year · humanity's 7,253rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 7, 13:24 – Apr 7, 13:47 UTC
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SpaceSail Polar Group #7
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.
Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
Booster
No booster details available.
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2026 · source
Updated launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain, probably with SpaceSail Polar LEO communication satellites.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2026 · source
Pad — Commercial LC-1
Local pad time: Apr 7, 9:32 PM GMT+8
12 launches from this pad · 68 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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