China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #11
Launched
June 4, 2026 · 11:39 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #11 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 June 4, 2026 at 11:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:31 to 11:51 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 595th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 7,302nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Long March 6A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 11-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2026, was 826 × 829 km inclined 89.0°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 24th Long March 6A flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 595th launch25th this yearhumanity's 7,302nd orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 11-01 · NORAD 69382 · 2026-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- QIANFAN-165
- Object ID
- 2026-124A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-10 21:57:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21451188 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00020297
- Inclination
- 88.998°
- Ascending node
- 2.7539°
- Arg. of perigee
- 195.3893°
- Mean anomaly
- 164.7237°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 92
- B*
- -0.91181937
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
19 catalogued: 18 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 19 still in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-01 · NORAD 69382 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-02 · NORAD 69383 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-03 · NORAD 69384 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-04 · NORAD 69385 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-05 · NORAD 69386 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-06 · NORAD 69387 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-07 · NORAD 69388 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-08 · NORAD 69389 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-09 · NORAD 69390 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-10 · NORAD 69391 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-11 · NORAD 69392 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-12 · NORAD 69393 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-13 · NORAD 69394 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-14 · NORAD 69395 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-15 · NORAD 69396 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-16 · NORAD 69397 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-17 · NORAD 69398 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 11-18 · NORAD 69399 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y25 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 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.
News
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 5th this year · 156th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 4, 7:39 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain, probably with SpaceSail Polar Orbit LEO communication satellites.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/28/2026 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #11 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #11 launched on June 4, 2026 at 11:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:31 to 11:51 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #11?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #11 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 4, 7:39 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #11 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 11-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2026, was 826 × 829 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #11 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).