D
SpaceChina

Qianfan (Thousand Sails / G60)

Commercial LEO broadband constellationIn developmentPending verification

Also known as: Spacesail, G60 Starlink, Qianfan Jigui

SpaceCHN
Identification silhouette. Not drawn to scale between entries.
Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeCommercial LEO broadband constellation
Alternative designationsSpacesail, G60 Starlink, Qianfan Jigui
ProliferationOrigin country only
Planned satellites15,000More than 15,000 plannedMed[1]
First launch2024Med[1]
Satellites108G60 satellites launched by December 2025 (USSF)High[2]
OperatorShanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)Med[1]
Orbit
Orbit regimeLEOMed[1]
Catalogued on orbit275Payloads with current element sets in the public catalog, active or not.High[3]
Active (CelesTrak)275Count in the CelesTrak active satellites list, which estimates operational status.Med[3]
Perigee769–1,080 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Apogee778–1,089 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Orbital period100.3–106.9 minActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Inclination88.96–89.03 °Active satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[3]
Summary

Shanghai-backed Chinese broadband megaconstellation intended to compete with Starlink.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
CompareJSON
Operators
China
Sources
  1. Qianfan Jigui, Gunter's Space Page
    Tier 3 · checked 2026-11-08
  2. Space Threat Fact Sheet (current as of December 2025), U.S. Space Force, Headquarters Space Force Intelligence
    Published/updated 2025-12-01 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
  3. NORAD GP element sets (current data), CelesTrak (data from the U.S. Space Force 18th/19th Space Defense Squadron catalog)
    Published/updated 2026-11-08 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from cited open sources
  • 2026-11-08 Orbital elements from CelesTrak GP data (epoch about 2026-11-08): 275 catalogued, 275 active.