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

Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 24

Name: Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 24
Start: 2026-08-16T04:10:00.000Z
Location: Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Countdown

August 16, 2026 · 04:10 UTCAdd to calendar

Launch Successful

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 610th launch · 40th this year · humanity's 7,367th orbital launch attempt

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

Window: Aug 16, 04:03 – Aug 16, 04:32 UTC

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SatNet LEO Group 24

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.

Watch

Live: Long March 12 Flight 7 Launch (No Commentary) — International Rocket Launches
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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2026 · source
Moved up to August 16 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source

Pad — Commercial LC-2

Local pad time: Aug 16, 12:10 PM GMT+8

8 launches from this pad · 72 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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