Past launch
Launched successfully
SpaceSail Polar Group #12
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launches / Long March 8
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
This was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 26th launch of 2026, and its 596th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 130th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the fifth from Commercial LC-1.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
Long March 8 (Chinese: 长征八号运载火箭) is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to launch up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The rocket is based on the Long March 7 with its first stage and 2 out of its 4 boosters, along with the existing liquid hydrogen burning 3rd stage of the Long March 3A/3B/3C and 7A as its 2nd stage. A "Core Only" version omitting the boosters is also available.
6 flights, 6 of them successful.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Commercial LC-1 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, China.
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