China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.February 11, 2025 · 09:30 UTCAdd to calendar
Image: CASC/Li Yanming 李艳明
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 506th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 6,879th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 11, 09:22 – Feb 11, 10:12 UTC
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SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
Demonstration flight of the Long March 8A rocket with upgraded first stage and boosters engines, and a new larger liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen second stage with new YF-75H engines derived from ones used on the Long March 5. Payload is 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)
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 2/11/2025 · source
Tweaked launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2025 · source
Delayed to NET February 11 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/24/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2025 · source
Pad — 201
Local pad time: Feb 11, 5:30 PM GMT+8
33 launches from this pad · 72 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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