上海垣信卫星科技有限公司
Spacesail, also known as Qianfan or Thousand Sails Constellation, is a Chinese company specializing in deploying a low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellation of satellites. Their primary goal is to deliver high-speed, real-time, secure, and reliable connectivity solutions and global broadband services, particularly targeting underserved regions. Spacesail has established partnerships with companies like Telebras in Brazil and MEASAT in Malaysia to expand its reach and is backed by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST). The company aims to launch approximately 15,000 satellites by 2030 and is considered a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink.
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CAS Space was contracted by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies to use its Kinetica-2 launch vehicle but the vehicle will be occupied with its debut flight for the first half of the year.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies has indicated plans to deploy Qianfan satellites in groups of 18, 36, and 54 from launch vehicles.
In August of last year, Space Pioneer and LandSpace were contracted by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies to prove capability to launch at least one Qianfan satellite group by the end of March.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies plans to deploy 324 spacecraft in 2026 to quadruple the size of the Qianfan constellation and improve worldwide services.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies has two years to begin providing services in Brazil from up to 324 satellites in low Earth orbit via partner Telebras.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd operates the Qianfan mega-constellation.
Spacesail launched the "Thousand Sails" low Earth orbit connectivity network.
The Memorandum of Understanding between Shanghai Spacesail and Panasonic Avionics enables the companies to explore connecting airliners to a low Earth orbit constellation with a focus on China and the Asia-Pacific.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd (上海垣信卫星科技有限公司) operates the 108-satellite Qianfan connectivity constellation.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Panasonic Avionics Corporation at the Singapore Airshow.
Shanghai Spacesail and Panasonic Avionics will collaborate to extend low Earth orbit capabilities into the aviation market.
Panasonic Avionics is developing plans to integrate Shanghai Spacesail Technologies’ planned Low-Earth Orbit satellite constellation into its in-flight connectivity network.
Panasonic Avionics and Shanghai Spacesail Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding to begin collaboration on integrating Spacesail’s LEO constellation into Panasonic Avionics’ connectivity services.
Spacesail signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to integrate its future network into Airbus’s HBCplus in-flight connectivity portfolio.
Shanghai Spacesail is a Chinese Low-Earth Orbit satellite constellation with 108 satellites in orbit.
China is building an integrated space-air-ground 6G network that incorporates constellations like Spacesail to support global data sovereignty objectives.
The Spacesail constellation, also known as Thousand Sails or G60, entered a critical operational phase in late 2025.
In December 2025, Airbus partnered with the Spacesail constellation to integrate Spacesail low-Earth orbit connectivity into the HBCplus in-flight solution.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd submitted an advance publication information filing likely related to the Qianfan connectivity mega-constellation with plans for 1,296 satellites in thirty-six orbits.
SpaceSail signed an MoU with Airbus to integrate the Thousand Sails NGSO constellation into Airbus’s HBCPlus offering.