17 May 2026, 14:42 UTC
SpaceSail Polar Group #9
Lofted 18 Qianfan broadband satellites — the constellation's ninth batch — into polar orbit from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site for Shanghai Spacesail Technologies' low Earth orbit internet megaconstellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 5th
- of 6 Long March 8 flights
- Date and time
- 17 May 2026, 14:42 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
- 2026-108
- Launches in 2026
- 113th of 243
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