Mission record
Long March 12B | Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
PO
Mission type
Test Flight
Launch site
China
Date
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:40:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7299 ever
Mission
First test launch of CASC/CACL’s Long March 12B rocket; carried a batch of 2 operational Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies 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.