China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17

Name: Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
Start: 2025-12-25T23:26:00.000Z
Location: Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Countdown

December 25, 2025 · 23:26 UTCAdd to calendar

Launch Successful

Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17 Patch 2

Image: CASC

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 567th launch · 66th this year · humanity's 7,169th orbital launch attempt

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

Window: Dec 25, 23:18 – Dec 25, 23:43 UTC

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SatNet LEO Group 17

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

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/26/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/25/2025 · source
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source

Pad — Commercial LC-1

Local pad time: Dec 26, 7:26 AM GMT+8

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

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