Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10)
Long March 12B, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Mon 1 Jun, 10:40 CEST
08:40 UTC
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Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10) on Long March 12B. Mon 1 Jun 2026, 08:40 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Long March 12 series Pad. Source: Launch Library 2.
First test launch of CASC/CACL’s Long March 12B rocket; carried a batch of 2 operational 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 type
- Test Flight
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit
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Launch pad
Long March 12 series Pad
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China (CN)
Coordinates: 40.891596, 100.217289
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