11 March 2025 year Fr. 16:38 (UTC) from the LC-1 launch pad, Wenchang Space Center, China, using a launch vehicle «Long March 8» 18 Chinese space vehicles were launched «G60 Polar Group 05».
«G60 Polar Group 05» – is a group of 18 communication satellites in low Earth orbit with a payload in the Ku bands, Q and V for grouping G60, which are operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST). The G60 group is positioned as an analogue of the Starlink group. The initial grouping will consist of 1296 satellites to 2027 year with long-term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
«Long March 8» — a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the Chinese Academy to launch the payload to 5000 kg into a sun-synchronous orbit at a height of up to 700 km.
At the moment, the G60 grouping is 72 KA. This launch will expand the grouping of the "G60" spacecraft by another 18 KA. Aimed at an extension of the grouping to 12 thousand. KA.
According to the CCS