China launches new group of communications satellites into orbit

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  • 03 November, 2026
  • 08:29
China launches new group of communications satellites into orbit

China's CAS Space has successfully launched the 21st group of SpaceSail communications satellites into orbit, Report informs via Xinhua.

The launch took place on November 3 at 04:15 (GMT+4) from the Dongfeng commercial launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.

A Kinetica-2 launch vehicle was used to carry the spacecraft into orbit.

The SpaceSail satellites, known in China as Qianfan, operate in the Ku, Q and V frequency bands in low Earth orbit.

The spacecraft are part of the G60 satellite constellation, developed by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with the support of the Shanghai municipal government.

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