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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightLong March 12B · SpaceSail Polar Group #10
Launched 2026-06-01 08:40 UTCLong March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
126th
orbital launch attempt in 2026
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
24th
launch this year
Long March 12 series Pad
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
160 d 6 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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Cosmic_Penguin
Height
72m
Diameter
4.4m
To low Earth orbit
20,000kg
Liftoff thrust
7,940kN
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