Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14
Long March 8A launched the SpaceSail Polar Group #14 mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on Jul 5, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14
Launched Jul 5, 2026 10:43:00 PMSuccess
21 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
179° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 89.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
20 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- QIANFAN-219 · NORAD 69848
- QIANFAN-220 · NORAD 69849
- QIANFAN-221 · NORAD 69850
- QIANFAN-222 · NORAD 69851
- QIANFAN-223 · NORAD 69852
- QIANFAN-224 · NORAD 69853
- QIANFAN-225 · NORAD 69854
- QIANFAN-226 · NORAD 69855
- QIANFAN-227 · NORAD 69856
- QIANFAN-228 · NORAD 69857
- QIANFAN-229 · NORAD 69858
- QIANFAN-230 · NORAD 69859
- QIANFAN-231 · NORAD 69860
- QIANFAN-232 · NORAD 69861
- QIANFAN-233 · NORAD 69862
- QIANFAN-234 · NORAD 69863
- QIANFAN-235 · NORAD 69864
- QIANFAN-236 · NORAD 69865
- QIANFAN-237 · NORAD 69866
- QIANFAN-238 · NORAD 69867
- CZ-8A R/B · NORAD 69868
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Jul 5 · 10:43:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- PO
- Launch pad
- Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China