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China launches new group of communications satellites into orbit
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- 03 November, 2026
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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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