China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 05
Launched
July 27, 2025 · 10:03 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 05 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 27, 2025 at 10:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:55 to 10:11 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 532nd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 7,012th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 6A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). WHDW 05-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,004 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 86.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 6A flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 532nd launch31st this yearhumanity's 7,012th orbital launch attempt163rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 05-01 · NORAD 64956 · 2025-159 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-159A
- Epoch
- 2025-07-27 15:24:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.69021193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000806
- Inclination
- 86.4938°
- Ascending node
- 32.9136°
- Arg. of perigee
- 216.4469°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.8771°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- WHDW 05-01 · NORAD 64956 · in orbit
- WHDW 05-02 · NORAD 64957 · in orbit
- WHDW 05-03 · NORAD 64958 · in orbit
- WHDW 05-04 · NORAD 64959 · in orbit
- WHDW 05-05 · NORAD 64960 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y14 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 5 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 5th this year · 143rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 27, 6:03 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 05 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 05 launched on July 27, 2025 at 10:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:55 to 10:11 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 05?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 05?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 05 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 27, 6:03 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 05 reach?
WHDW 05-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,004 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 05 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).