China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 12
Launched
October 16, 2025 · 01:33 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 12 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 October 16, 2025 at 01:33 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:25 to 01:52 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 547th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 7,086th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 8A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WHDW 12-01, 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 SatNet LEO Group 12 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 8A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 547th launch46th this yearhumanity's 7,086th orbital launch attempt237th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 12-01 · NORAD 65995 · 2025-231 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-231A
- Epoch
- 2025-10-16 14:34:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05962653 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00067945
- Inclination
- 50.0021°
- Ascending node
- 355.6291°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.5444°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.4704°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.0001010978
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 10 still in orbit
- WHDW 12-01 · NORAD 65995 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-02 · NORAD 65996 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-03 · NORAD 65997 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-04 · NORAD 65998 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-05 · NORAD 65999 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-06 · NORAD 66000 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-07 · NORAD 66001 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-08 · NORAD 66002 · in orbit
- WHDW 12-09 · NORAD 66003 · in orbit
CZ-8A Y4 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
4th launch from Commercial LC-1, 4th this year · 46th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 16, 9:33 AM GMT+8, in daylight
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/16/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 10/16/2025 · source
Delayed to NET October 16 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source
Reverted back to October 10 with new NOTAMs and reports of launch date holding despite a roll-back occurred.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2025 · source
Delayed due to typhoon at launch site with rocket rolled back.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 12 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 12 launched on October 16, 2025 at 01:33 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:25 to 01:52 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 12?
Coverage: Live: Long March 8A SatNet LEO Group 12 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 12?
Long March 8A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 12 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 16, 9:33 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 12 reach?
WHDW 12-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 885 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 12 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).