Spacesail Constellation, China

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Qianfan officially known as the Spacesail Constellation on Wikipedia

 

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Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 01​

Aug 6, 2024

A Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A, 长征六号甲) launched the first group of 18 SpaceSail Polar Orbit satellites (千帆极轨01组卫星) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 6 August 2024, at 06:42 UTC (14:42 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the first batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation, developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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The SpaceSail Constellation​

Aug 7, 2024

The SpaceSail Constellation, also known as G60, Qianfan Constellation or Thousand Sails Constellation (千帆星座), is being developed by Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (上海垣信卫星科技有限公司), also known as Shanghai SpaceCom Satellite Technology and Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd., to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 02

Oct 15, 2024

A Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A, 长征六号甲) launched the second group of 18 SpaceSail Polar Orbit satellites (千帆极轨02组卫星) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 15 October 2024, at 11:06 UTC (19:06 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the second batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation, developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 06

Jan 23, 2025

A Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A, 长征六号甲) launched 18 SpaceSail Polar Orbit satellites (千帆极轨06组卫星) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Shanxi Province, China, on 23 January 2025, at 05:15 UTC (13:15 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the fourth batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation), developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 05

Mar 12, 2025

The Long March-8 Y6 launch vehicle (长征八号) launched the fifth batch of 18 SpaceSail satellites from the first launch pad of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), Wenchang International Aerospace City, Hainan Province, China, on 11 March 2025, at 16:38 UTC (12 March, at 00:38 local time). The SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation) is developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 07

Apr 8, 2026

The Long March-8 Y7 launch vehicle (长征七号) launched 18 SpaceSail satellites (千帆07) from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), Wenchang International Aerospace City, Hainan Province, China, on 7 April 2026, at 13:32 UTC (21:32 local time). The SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation) is developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 09

May 12, 2026

A Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A, 长征六号甲) launched 18 SpaceSail Polar Orbit satellites (千帆极轨09组卫星) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Shanxi Province, China, on 12 May 2026, at 11:59 UTC (19:59 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the eighth batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation), developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 08

May 17, 2026

The Long March-8 Y8 launch vehicle (长征八号遥八) launched 18 SpaceSail satellites (千帆08) from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), Wenchang International Aerospace City, Hainan Province, China, on 17 May 2026, at 14:42 UTC (22:42 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the ninth batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation), developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 11

Jun 4, 2026

A Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A, 长征六号甲) launched 18 SpaceSail Polar Orbit satellites (千帆极轨11组卫星) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Shanxi Province, China, on 4 June 2026, at 11:39 UTC (19:39 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the eleventh batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation), developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.

 

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Long March-8 launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 12

Jun 5, 2026

The Long March-8 Y9 launch vehicle (长征八号遥九) launched 18 SpaceSail satellites (千帆极轨12组卫星) from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), Wenchang International Aerospace City, Hainan Province, China, on 5 June 2026, at 06:34 UTC (14:34 local time). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the twelfth batch of the first generation of the SpaceSail Constellation (千帆星座, Qianfan Constellation), developed by Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies Co., Ltd. to “provide global users with low-latency, high-speed and ultra-reliable satellite broadband internet services”.