China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #1
Launched
August 6, 2024 · 06:42 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 6, 2024 at 06:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:33 to 07:17 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 477th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,733rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 6A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 01-01, one of 724 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2024, was 799 × 821 km inclined 89.0°. 724 objects from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 6A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 477th launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,733rd orbital launch attempt144th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 01-01 · NORAD 60379 · 2024-140 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 724 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-140A
- Epoch
- 2024-08-13 13:12:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26666875 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001496
- Inclination
- 88.9959°
- Ascending node
- 350.3488°
- Arg. of perigee
- 190.0439°
- Mean anomaly
- 170.0458°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 102
- B*
- 0.001239
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
724 catalogued: 18 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 705 debris; 594 still in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-01 · NORAD 60379 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-02 · NORAD 60380 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-03 · NORAD 60381 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-04 · NORAD 60382 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-05 · NORAD 60383 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-06 · NORAD 60384 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-07 · NORAD 60385 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-08 · NORAD 60386 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-09 · NORAD 60387 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-10 · NORAD 60388 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-11 · NORAD 60389 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-12 · NORAD 60390 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-13 · NORAD 60391 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-14 · NORAD 60392 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-15 · NORAD 60393 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-16 · NORAD 60394 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-17 · NORAD 60395 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 01-18 · NORAD 60396 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y21 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 4th this year · 130th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 6, 2:42 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #1 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #1 launched on August 6, 2024 at 06:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:33 to 07:17 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #1?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #1?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #1 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 6, 2:42 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 01-01, one of 724 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2024, was 799 × 821 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #1 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).