China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #4
Launched
January 23, 2025 · 05:15 UTC
Image: 中国军号
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #4 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 January 23, 2025 at 05:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:04 to 05:24 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 504th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,865th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 6A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 04-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from February 5, 2025, was 799 × 822 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
- 10th Long March 6A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 504th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,865th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 04-01 · NORAD 62785 · 2025-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- QIANFAN-55
- Object ID
- 2025-016A
- Epoch
- 2025-02-05 19:17:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26516504 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001571
- Inclination
- 88.9949°
- Ascending node
- 135.4289°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.5327°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.6289°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 510
- B*
- 0.00054163
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 04-01 · NORAD 62785 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-02 · NORAD 62786 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-03 · NORAD 62787 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-04 · NORAD 62788 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-05 · NORAD 62789 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-06 · NORAD 62790 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-07 · NORAD 62791 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-08 · NORAD 62792 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-09 · NORAD 62793 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-10 · NORAD 62794 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-11 · NORAD 62795 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-12 · NORAD 62796 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-13 · NORAD 62797 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-14 · NORAD 62798 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-15 · NORAD 62799 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-16 · NORAD 62800 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-17 · NORAD 62801 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 04-18 · NORAD 62802 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y6 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
11th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 1st this year · 138th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 23, 1:15 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicles identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2025 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #4 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #4 launched on January 23, 2025 at 05:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:04 to 05:24 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #4?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 06. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #4?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #4 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 23, 1:15 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 04-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from February 5, 2025, was 799 × 822 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #4 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).