China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #5
Launched
March 11, 2025 · 16:38 UTC
Image: SpaceLens
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #5 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 March 11, 2025 at 16:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:31 to 17:05 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 510th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,896th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 8 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 05-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from March 24, 2025, was 911 × 930 km inclined 89.0°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 05SciNews
- Live: Long March 8 Qianfan Group 5 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 8 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 510th launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,896th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 05-01 · NORAD 63159 · 2025-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-046A
- Epoch
- 2025-03-24 20:16:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.94331898 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001349
- Inclination
- 88.9903°
- Ascending node
- 347.3225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 167.3065°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.8453°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1177
- B*
- 0.00056157
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 05-01 · NORAD 63159 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-02 · NORAD 63160 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-03 · NORAD 63161 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-04 · NORAD 63162 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-05 · NORAD 63163 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-06 · NORAD 63164 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-07 · NORAD 63165 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-08 · NORAD 63166 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-09 · NORAD 63167 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-10 · NORAD 63168 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-11 · NORAD 63169 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-12 · NORAD 63170 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-13 · NORAD 63171 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-14 · NORAD 63172 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-15 · NORAD 63173 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-16 · NORAD 63174 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-17 · NORAD 63175 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 05-18 · NORAD 63176 · in orbit
CZ-8 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. First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1.
Pad
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Commercial LC-1, 1st this year · 36th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 12, 12:38 AM GMT+8, at night
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2025 · source
Launch scheduled for NET March 11 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/7/2025 · source
NET January.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2024 · source
Launch postponed and confirmed by cancellation of drop zone air/marine space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2024 · source
Updated tentative launch window per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
Adding launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2024 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #5 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #5 launched on March 11, 2025 at 16:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:31 to 17:05 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #5?
Coverage: Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 05; Live: Long March 8 Qianfan Group 5 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #5?
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8 spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #5 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 12, 12:38 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 05-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from March 24, 2025, was 911 × 930 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #5 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).