China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #12
Launched
June 5, 2026 · 06:34 UTC
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Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #12 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 8 from Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on June 5, 2026 at 06:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:25 to 06:48 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 596th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 7,303rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 8 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 12-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2026, was 847 × 876 km inclined 89.0°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 8 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 596th launch26th this yearhumanity's 7,303rd orbital launch attempt130th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 12-01 · NORAD 69401 · 2026-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-125A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-17 16:35:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.11485234 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019847
- Inclination
- 88.9947°
- Ascending node
- 280.3937°
- Arg. of perigee
- 172.1127°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.0374°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 177
- B*
- -0.97878
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 12-01 · NORAD 69401 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-02 · NORAD 69402 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-03 · NORAD 69403 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-04 · NORAD 69404 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-05 · NORAD 69405 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-06 · NORAD 69406 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-07 · NORAD 69407 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-08 · NORAD 69408 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-09 · NORAD 69409 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-10 · NORAD 69410 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-11 · NORAD 69411 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-12 · NORAD 69412 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-13 · NORAD 69413 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-14 · NORAD 69414 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-15 · NORAD 69415 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-16 · NORAD 69416 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-17 · NORAD 69417 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 12-18 · NORAD 69418 · in orbit
CZ-8 Y9 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
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
11th launch from Commercial LC-1, 5th this year · 63rd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 5, 2:34 PM GMT+8, in daylight
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by ThatSpaceDogeGuy has started
LL2 · 6/5/2026 · source
Updated payload identity per payload stack spotting on site.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2026 · source
Tweaked launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/2/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain, probably with SpaceSail Polar Orbit LEO communication satellites.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2026 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #12 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #12 launched on June 5, 2026 at 06:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:25 to 06:48 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #12?
Coverage: Watch Long March 8 Launch SpaceSail Polar Group 12 from Wenchang, LIVE!!. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #12?
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8 spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #12 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 5, 2:34 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #12 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 12-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2026, was 847 × 876 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #12 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).