Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 PM (your time) · Yellow Sea (launch location 5), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
About SpaceSail Polar Group #16
9 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.
Orbital Attempt
#7,392
OrienSpace Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#28
Designator
2026-211
A 4 stage launch vehicle by Chinese private company OrienSpace, consisting of 5 solid rocket motors clustered together but with the center motor igniting just before boosters separation. The upper two stages also uses solid fuel.
Length
29.4 m
Launch Mass
405 t
Thrust
5,880 kN
Capacity
6,500 kg
Capacity
4,200 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2024
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 25d
Total Launches
4
Successful
4
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
4
Maiden flight: Jan 11, 2024
Chinese orbital launch vehicle launches supporting sea port located at Haiyang, Shandong Province, with dedicated piers and rocket/payload processing facilities for Chinese launch vehicles’ sea launches, and (as part of its expansion project) land based launch pads on artificial islands for various test vehicles and launch vehicles of private and government launch services providers. In operation as a remote base of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center since 2019.
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Sep 16, 2026, 6:00 AM
Total Launches
29
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.6768, 121.2351
Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 PM
Minute
2 updates
9:50 PM
Window Open
10:11 PM
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