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Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 23
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 8A · Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 608th launch · 38th this year · humanity's 7,355th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 4, 08:44 – Aug 4, 09:09 UTC
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SatNet LEO Group 23
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 · 8/4/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/4/2026 · source
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2026 · source
Delayed to NET August 4 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source
Pad — Commercial LC-1
Local pad time: Aug 4, 4:52 PM GMT+8
13 launches from this pad · 70 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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