Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #12
Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Vehicle: Long March 8
Launch Date:
Launch Site: Commercial LC-1
Target Orbit: PO
Orbital Compute Tier: Minimal
18 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.
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