China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #13
Launched
July 4, 2026 · 09:30 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #13 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 July 4, 2026 at 09:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:21 to 09:41 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 602nd launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 7,332nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Long March 6A flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). 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
- 25th Long March 6A flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 602nd launch32nd this yearhumanity's 7,332nd orbital launch attempt159th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
19 catalogued: 18 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 19 still in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-01 · NORAD 69800 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-02 · NORAD 69801 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-03 · NORAD 69802 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-04 · NORAD 69803 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-05 · NORAD 69804 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-06 · NORAD 69805 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-07 · NORAD 69806 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-08 · NORAD 69807 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-09 · NORAD 69808 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-10 · NORAD 69809 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-11 · NORAD 69810 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-12 · NORAD 69811 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-13 · NORAD 69812 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-14 · NORAD 69813 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-15 · NORAD 69814 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-16 · NORAD 69815 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-17 · NORAD 69816 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 13-18 · NORAD 69817 · in orbit
CZ-6A Yxx 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
26th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 6th this year · 157th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 4, 5:30 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #13 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #13 launched on July 4, 2026 at 09:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:21 to 09:41 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #13?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #13 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 4, 5:30 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was SpaceSail Polar Group #13 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #13 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).