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-55 2025-016A | Payload | 1055 × 1082 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-56 2025-016B | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-57 2025-016C | Payload | 1067 × 1070 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-58 2025-016D | Payload | 1058 × 1079 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-59 2025-016E | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-60 2025-016F | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-61 2025-016G | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-62 2025-016H | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
Show all 19 objects
| QIANFAN-63 2025-016J | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-64 2025-016K | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-65 2025-016L | Payload | 1058 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-66 2025-016M | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-67 2025-016N | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-68 2025-016P | Payload | 1057 × 1080 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-69 2025-016Q | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-70 2025-016R | Payload | 1057 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-71 2025-016S | Payload | 1056 × 1081 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| QIANFAN-72 2025-016T | Payload | 1054 × 1083 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| CZ-6A R/B 2025-016U | Rocket body | 644 × 790 km · 89.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-016 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).