SpaceSail Polar Group #5

Orbited 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) internet satellites for the Spacesail megaconstellation on the inaugural launch from Pad 1 of the Hainan commercial spaceport near Wenchang, bringing the constellation to 90 satellites.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

PO

Polar orbit

Payload to orbit

5.4 T (est.)

Flight

3rd

of 6 Long March 8 flights

Date and time

11 March 2025, 16:38 UTC

Rocket

Long March 8

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2025-046

Launches in 2025

48th of 329

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