Traffic VDES A & B
This mission is complete.
The mission
Two technology demonstration satellites for satellite transmissions of signals for the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), a successor to the current Automatic Identification System (AIS) on ships and maritime vessels for traffic management at sea with higher bandwidth on new frequencies for secure communications and e-navigation. This project is a joint effort by the China Ministry of Transport's China Transport Telecommunications Information Center and SpaceSail, operator of the Qianfan/G60 constellation.
Mission timeline
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Launch Area 95A
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 40.969°N
- Longitude
- 100.343°E
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
08:54 AM UTC – 09:54 AM UTC
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.