LandSpace and Orienspace Dual Flights Batch-Network Qianfan Satellites

On September 15–16, Chinese private companies LandSpace and Orienspace conducted two launches within a day, deploying 18 satellites for the Qianfan internet constellation. Zhuque-2E launched from Dongfeng with 10 satellites to ~900 km orbit; Gravity-1 Y3 launched from a sea platform in the East China Sea with 8 satellites and a test communications payload.

• Zhuque-2E Y7 launched 10 Qianfan satellites on Sept 15 at 14:26 Beijing time
• Gravity-1 Y3 delivered 8 satellites and a test communications payload ~16 hours later
• About 256 Qianfan satellites in orbit, target ~324 by year-end
• Launch, not satellite production, cited as main constellation constraint