China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 09
Launched
August 17, 2025 · 14:15 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 09 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 August 17, 2025 at 14:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:07 to 14:23 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 537th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 7,033rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 6A flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). WHDW 09-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 985 × 1,015 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
- 15th Long March 6A flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 537th launch36th this yearhumanity's 7,033rd orbital launch attempt184th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 09-01 · NORAD 65228 · 2025-178 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- UNKNOWN
- Epoch
- 2025-08-17 17:33:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71937464 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020498
- Inclination
- 86.51°
- Ascending node
- 116.8348°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.5266°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.0583°
- 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 09-01 · NORAD 65228 · in orbit
- WHDW 09-02 · NORAD 65229 · in orbit
- WHDW 09-03 · NORAD 65230 · in orbit
- WHDW 09-04 · NORAD 65231 · in orbit
- WHDW 09-05 · NORAD 65232 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y10? 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
16th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 6th this year · 144th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 17, 10:15 PM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21 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 · 8/12/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 09 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 09 launched on August 17, 2025 at 14:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:07 to 14:23 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 09?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 09?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 09 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 17, 10:15 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 09 reach?
WHDW 09-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 985 × 1,015 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 09 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).