China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #6
Launched
October 17, 2025 · 07:08 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #6 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 October 17, 2025 at 07:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:59 to 07:19 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 548th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 7,088th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 6A flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 06-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from October 29, 2025, was 801 × 824 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
- 18th Long March 6A flight · 9th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 548th launch47th this yearhumanity's 7,088th orbital launch attempt239th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 06-01 · NORAD 66033 · 2025-233 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-233A
- Epoch
- 2025-10-29 23:20:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25907183 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00158022
- Inclination
- 88.9942°
- Ascending node
- 67.0695°
- Arg. of perigee
- 169.1753°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.9784°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 180
- B*
- 0.0003171359
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 06-01 · NORAD 66033 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-02 · NORAD 66034 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-03 · NORAD 66035 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-04 · NORAD 66036 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-05 · NORAD 66037 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-06 · NORAD 66038 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-07 · NORAD 66039 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-08 · NORAD 66040 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-09 · NORAD 66041 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-10 · NORAD 66042 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-11 · NORAD 66043 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-12 · NORAD 66044 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-13 · NORAD 66045 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-14 · NORAD 66046 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-15 · NORAD 66047 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-16 · NORAD 66048 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-17 · NORAD 66049 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 06-18 · NORAD 66050 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y24 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 9th this year · 147th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 17, 3:08 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #6 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #6 launched on October 17, 2025 at 07:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:59 to 07:19 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #6?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail 06. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #6?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #6 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 17, 3:08 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #6 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 06-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from October 29, 2025, was 801 × 824 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #6 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).