SpaceSail Polar Group #3
Long March 6A · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
- Launch (UTC)
- Dec 5, 2024, 04:41 UTC
- Outcome
- Launched successfully
- Rocket
- Long March 6A
- Site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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.