NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

G60 Group TBD

Launch Time
NET 4th Quarter, 2024

First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site.

Rocket

Long March 8
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $27.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,752 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,600 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 50.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.0 m
Fairing Height: 12.1 m

Mission Details

G60 Group TBD

A batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) 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.

Polar Orbit

Location

Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China