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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD. It is scheduled to be launched by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
from Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
at 2026-05-17 14:34:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 9
out of 60 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Polar Orbit
(PO).
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.
- [2026-05-17 14:34:00 UTC] 🟩
Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
- [2026-05-19 03:52:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-19 22:30:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-20 02:11:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-20 05:00:00 UTC]
🟨 - [2026-05-21 09:26:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-22 09:30:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-23 14:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-25 11:41:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-26 16:00:00 UTC] 🟨
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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