China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #7
Launched
April 7, 2026 · 13:32 UTC
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Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #7 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 April 7, 2026 at 13:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:24 to 13:47 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 583rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 7,253rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 8 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 07-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from April 15, 2026, was 818 × 839 km inclined 89.0°. 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
- 4th Long March 8 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 583rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 7,253rd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 07-01 · NORAD 68636 · 2026-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-075A
- Epoch
- 2026-04-15 16:20:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21196102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014086
- Inclination
- 88.9914°
- Ascending node
- 327.7786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 187.2679°
- Mean anomaly
- 172.831°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 115
- B*
- 0.000093609
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 07-01 · NORAD 68636 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-02 · NORAD 68637 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-03 · NORAD 68638 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-04 · NORAD 68639 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-05 · NORAD 68640 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-06 · NORAD 68641 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-07 · NORAD 68642 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-08 · NORAD 68643 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-09 · NORAD 68644 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-10 · NORAD 68645 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-11 · NORAD 68646 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-12 · NORAD 68647 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-13 · NORAD 68648 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-14 · NORAD 68649 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-15 · NORAD 68650 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-16 · NORAD 68651 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-17 · NORAD 68652 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 07-18 · NORAD 68653 · in orbit
CZ-8 Y7 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
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
9th launch from Commercial LC-1, 3rd this year · 59th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 7, 9:32 PM GMT+8, at night
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #7 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #7 launched on April 7, 2026 at 13:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:24 to 13:47 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #7?
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8 spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #7 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 7, 9:32 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 07-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from April 15, 2026, was 818 × 839 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #7 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).