China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 11
Launched
September 27, 2025 · 12:40 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 11 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 September 27, 2025 at 12:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:31 to 12:47 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 544th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 7,075th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Long March 6A flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). WHDW 11-01, 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
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 17th Long March 6A flight · 8th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 544th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 7,075th orbital launch attempt226th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 11-01 · NORAD 65817 · 2025-220 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-220A
- Epoch
- 2025-09-27 22:36:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.69064309 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00084552
- Inclination
- 86.4966°
- Ascending node
- 133.2818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 220.7992°
- Mean anomaly
- 139.2535°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.000008218246
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 11-01 · NORAD 65817 · in orbit
- WHDW 11-02 · NORAD 65818 · in orbit
- WHDW 11-03 · NORAD 65819 · in orbit
- WHDW 11-04 · NORAD 65820 · in orbit
- WHDW 11-05 · NORAD 65821 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y16 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
18th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 8th this year · 146th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 27, 8:40 PM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20 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 · 9/22/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 11 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 11 launched on September 27, 2025 at 12:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:31 to 12:47 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 11?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches SatNet LEO Group 11. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 11?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 11 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 27, 8:40 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 11 reach?
WHDW 11-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,004 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 11 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).