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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launched
May 30, 2026 · 18:07 UTC
Summary
4 x SatNet test satellites launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 30, 2026 at 18:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:57 to 18:17 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 593rd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 7,298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Long March 2D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Xingwang Jishu SW 10-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 463 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 100th Long March 2D flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 593rd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 7,298th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xingwang Jishu SW 10-01 · NORAD 69320 · 2026-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2026-120A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-01 05:26:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.3878635 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00091599
- Inclination
- 54.9978°
- Ascending node
- 99.6159°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.0654°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.9327°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 23
- B*
- 0.00028022468
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 4 still in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 10-01 · NORAD 69320 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 10-02 · NORAD 69321 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 10-03 · NORAD 69322 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 10-04 · NORAD 69323 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 240th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 31, 2:07 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2026 · source
Questions
When did 4 x SatNet test satellites launch?
4 x SatNet test satellites launched on May 30, 2026 at 18:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:57 to 18:17 UTC.
Where can I watch 4 x SatNet test satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 4 x SatNet test satellites?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did 4 x SatNet test satellites launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 31, 2:07 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 4 x SatNet test satellites reach?
Xingwang Jishu SW 10-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 463 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did 4 x SatNet test satellites launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).