SpaceSail LEO Broadband Satellite
Shanghai Spacecom (SSST / SpaceSail)
LEO broadband communication satellite for the Shanghai Spacecom SpaceSail (Qianfan) mega-constellation targeting global internet coverage.
Technical specifications
- Constellation name
- SpaceSail / Qianfan
- Planned size
- 10,000+ satellites
- Orbit
- LEO (various altitudes)
- Service
- Broadband internet access
- First launch
- August 2024
About
The SpaceSail satellite is Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) standard platform for its Qianfan (Thousand Sails) LEO broadband mega-constellation. Planned as a 10,000+ satellite constellation, SpaceSail will provide global internet connectivity competing with Starlink and OneWeb. SSST launched 18 initial SpaceSail satellites in August 2024 on a Long March 6A rocket, with rapid deployment of the full constellation planned through the late 2020s.
Documentation
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