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Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 16

Name: Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 16
Start: 2025-12-11T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 12 · Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 563rd launch · 62nd this year · humanity's 7,151st orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 11, 2025 · 23:00 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 11, 22:53 – Dec 11, 23:21 UTC

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SatNet LEO Group 16

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/11/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/3/2025 · source

Pad — Commercial LC-2

Local pad time: Dec 12, 7:00 AM GMT+8

7 launches from this pad · 68 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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