G60 Polar Group 05

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:38:00

Tuesday March 11, 2025

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First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1.

G60 Polar Group 05

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) 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.

Polar Orbit

18 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 8

Active Since 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$27.00 million

Rocket

Height: 50m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,600 kg

GTO: 2,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,752 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4m

Height: 12.1m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

General Trajectory

SE

SW

Launching

South

Commercial LC-1

Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

Fastest Turnaround

140 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 8


5th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2025

2025


46th

Orbital launch attempt