China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 10
Launched
August 25, 2025 · 19:08 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 10 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 August 25, 2025 at 19:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:00 to 19:25 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 538th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 7,042nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 8A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WHDW 10-01, 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.
- Watch
- Live: Long March 8A Flight 3 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 8A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 538th launch37th this yearhumanity's 7,042nd orbital launch attempt193rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 10-01 · NORAD 65305 · 2025-187 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-187A
- Epoch
- 2025-08-25 22:27:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.06069854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007017
- Inclination
- 50.0046°
- Ascending node
- 210.7351°
- Arg. of perigee
- 240.2787°
- Mean anomaly
- 226.2514°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 10-01 · NORAD 65305 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-02 · NORAD 65306 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-03 · NORAD 65307 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-04 · NORAD 65308 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-05 · NORAD 65309 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-06 · NORAD 65310 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-07 · NORAD 65311 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-08 · NORAD 65312 · in orbit
- WHDW 10-09 · NORAD 65313 · in orbit
CZ-8A Y2 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
3rd launch from Commercial LC-1, 3rd this year · 44th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 26, 3:08 AM GMT+8, at night
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 10 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 10 launched on August 25, 2025 at 19:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:00 to 19:25 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 10?
Coverage: Live: Long March 8A Flight 3 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 10?
Long March 8A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 10 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 26, 3:08 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 10 reach?
WHDW 10-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 885 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 10 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).