5 July 2026, 13:43 UTC
SpaceSail Polar Group #14
Placed the 14th group of Qianfan (Thousand Sails) broadband satellites, a constellation-record 20 spacecraft, into polar orbit from the Wenchang commercial launch site, bringing the megaconstellation to 238 satellites in orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 9th
- of 11 Long March 8A flights
- Date and time
- 5 July 2026, 13:43 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2026-155
- Launches in 2026
- 162nd of 243
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