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Long March 12B | Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10)

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 12 series Pad — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10)
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Long March 12B
Family
Long March
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type
Government
Country
CHN

launch site

Pad
Long March 12 series Pad
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
CHN
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai