Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #13
Long March 6A launched the SpaceSail Polar Group #13 mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Jul 4, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 9A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #13
Launched Jul 4, 2026 6:30:00 PMSuccess
19 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
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- QIANFAN-201 · NORAD 69800
- QIANFAN-202 · NORAD 69801
- QIANFAN-203 · NORAD 69802
- QIANFAN-204 · NORAD 69803
- QIANFAN-205 · NORAD 69804
- QIANFAN-206 · NORAD 69805
- QIANFAN-207 · NORAD 69806
- QIANFAN-208 · NORAD 69807
- QIANFAN-209 · NORAD 69808
- QIANFAN-210 · NORAD 69809
- QIANFAN-211 · NORAD 69810
- QIANFAN-212 · NORAD 69811
- QIANFAN-213 · NORAD 69812
- QIANFAN-214 · NORAD 69813
- QIANFAN-215 · NORAD 69814
- QIANFAN-216 · NORAD 69815
- QIANFAN-217 · NORAD 69816
- QIANFAN-218 · NORAD 69817
- CZ-6A R/B · NORAD 69818
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Jul 4 · 6:30:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 6A
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- PO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 9A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China