Mission
Communications · PO
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…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 18 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| QIANFAN-19 2024-185A | Payload | 838 × 849 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-20 2024-185B | Payload | 857 × 868 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-21 2024-185C | Payload | 806 × 824 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-22 2024-185D | Payload | 935 × 947 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-23 2024-185E | Payload | 831 × 843 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-24 2024-185F | Payload | 804 × 818 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-25 2024-185G | Payload | 862 × 884 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-26 2024-185H | Payload | 966 × 976 km · 89.0° | Globe |
Show all 19 objects
| QIANFAN-27 2024-185J | Payload | 795 × 805 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-28 2024-185K | Payload | 792 × 801 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-29 2024-185L | Payload | 1062 × 1075 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-30 2024-185M | Payload | 1067 × 1077 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-31 2024-185N | Payload | 1037 × 1048 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-32 2024-185P | Payload | 1063 × 1075 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-33 2024-185Q | Payload | 898 × 912 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-34 2024-185R | Payload | 879 × 891 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-35 2024-185S | Payload | 793 × 801 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-36 2024-185T | Payload | 1047 × 1056 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| CZ-6A R/B 2024-185U | Rocket body | 649 × 791 km · 89.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2024-185 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).