China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5B/YZ-2101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 08
Launched
August 13, 2025 · 06:43 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 08 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5B/YZ-2 from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on August 13, 2025 at 06:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:36 to 07:01 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 535th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 7,028th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 5B/YZ-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). WHDW 08-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 1,078 × 1,120 km orbit inclined 86.5°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 5B/YZ-2 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 535th launch34th this yearhumanity's 7,028th orbital launch attempt179th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 08-01 · NORAD 65164 · 2025-174 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-174A
- Epoch
- 2025-08-13 09:58:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44696585 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028253
- Inclination
- 86.4991°
- Ascending node
- 356.1699°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.8231°
- Mean anomaly
- 165.9992°
- 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
10 catalogued: 10 payloads; 10 still in orbit
- WHDW 08-01 · NORAD 65164 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-02 · NORAD 65165 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-03 · NORAD 65166 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-04 · NORAD 65167 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-05 · NORAD 65168 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-06 · NORAD 65169 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-07 · NORAD 65170 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-08 · NORAD 65171 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-09 · NORAD 65172 · in orbit
- WHDW 08-10 · NORAD 65173 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 10 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
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
15th launch from 101, 2nd this year · 43rd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 13, 2:43 PM GMT+8, in daylight
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
106 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 08 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 08 launched on August 13, 2025 at 06:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:36 to 07:01 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 08?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 08?
Long March 5B/YZ-2, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5B/YZ-2 spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 08 launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 13, 2:43 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 08 reach?
WHDW 08-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 1,078 × 1,120 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 08 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).