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SpaceSail Polar Group #9

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SpaceSail Polar Group #9

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Long March 8
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May 17, 14:42:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleLong March 8
OrbitPolar Orbit
PadCommercial LC-1
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Mission

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.

Quick facts

VehicleLong March 8
OrbitPolar Orbit
PadCommercial LC-1
SiteWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
WindowMay 17, 14:34:00 UTC→May 17, 14:57:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyLong March
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Commercial LC-1
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Launching
North
1° · N
19.597, 110.931

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets
Orbit
Apogee810 km
Perigee779 km
Period100.8 min
Inclination89.02°

Launch heading 1° · N from SpaceSail Polar Group 09 PO.

Parking orbitSpaceSail Polar Group 09 PO› conelow
1 70089U 26108A 26137.62504630 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 70089 89.0157 025.5919 0438279 164.4754 026.2317 15.22992248 06
OrbitSpaceSail Polar Group 09low
1 70089U 26108A 26137.65309028 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 70089 89.0157 025.5921 0021232 240.9880 103.3333 14.29184408 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.