China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 06
Launched
July 30, 2025 · 07:49 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 06 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 8A from Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on July 30, 2025 at 07:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:41 to 08:07 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 533rd launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 7,016th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 8A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WHDW 06-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 885 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 8A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 533rd launch32nd this yearhumanity's 7,016th orbital launch attempt167th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 06-01 · NORAD 65043 · 2025-162 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-162A
- Epoch
- 2025-07-30 10:58:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.06159672 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006835
- Inclination
- 49.999°
- Ascending node
- 14.6936°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.2499°
- Mean anomaly
- 168.934°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 10 still in orbit
- WHDW 06-01 · NORAD 65043 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-02 · NORAD 65044 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-03 · NORAD 65045 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-04 · NORAD 65046 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-05 · NORAD 65047 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-06 · NORAD 65048 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-07 · NORAD 65049 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-08 · NORAD 65050 · in orbit
- WHDW 06-09 · NORAD 65051 · in orbit
CZ-8A Y3 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Commercial LC-1, 2nd this year · 41st from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 30, 3:49 PM GMT+8, in daylight
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
140 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2025 · source
Official Webcast by CGTN has started
LL2 · 7/30/2025 · source
New launch window per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/24/2025 · source
Reverted to April TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/21/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 06 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 06 launched on July 30, 2025 at 07:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:41 to 08:07 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 06?
Coverage: Live: Long March-8A carrier rocket's first launch from Hainan commercial site. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 06?
Long March 8A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 06 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 30, 3:49 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 06 reach?
WHDW 06-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 885 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 06 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).