SpaceSail Polar Group #11

Launched the 11th batch of 18 Qianfan (SpaceSail) broadband internet satellites into polar orbit from Taiyuan, part of the Shanghai-backed megaconstellation planned to grow to more than 10,000 satellites.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

PO

Polar orbit

Payload to orbit

5.4 T (est.)

Flight

24th

of 27 Long March 6A flights

Date and time

4 June 2026, 11:39 UTC

Rocket

Long March 6A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2026-124

Launches in 2026

130th of 243

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