Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 18
Long March 6A • Long March
📝 Mission Description
This Long March 6A launch carries the Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 18 mission, scheduled for October 17, 2025. The mission aims to deliver important payloads to orbit, contributing to our understanding of space and advancing technological capabilities.
ℹ️ Official Details
18 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.
🎯 Post-Launch Analysis
Post-Launch Analysis: Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 18 (October 17, 2025)
The Long March 6A mission, executed on October 17, 2025, achieved a textbook success with flawless orbital insertion and deployment of 18 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication satellites for the G60 constellation, operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies. The rocket’s technical performance was exemplary, demonstrating robust ascent trajectory control and precise staging, ensuring optimal payload delivery to the designated polar orbit. The Ku, Q, and V band payloads were deployed without anomalies, validating the spacecraft’s design for high-frequency communication.
This mission reinforces the Long March 6A’s reliability for multi-satellite launches, offering critical engineering lessons in payload integration and separation mechanisms. It also validates China’s scalable LEO constellation architecture, with G60 targeting 1,296 satellites by 2027 and an ambitious 12,000 in the long term. Strategically, this strengthens Shanghai’s position in global satellite communication, setting a benchmark for future megaconstellation deployments.