China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 14
Launched
December 6, 2025 · 07:53 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 14 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 December 6, 2025 at 07:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:45 to 08:10 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 559th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 7,141st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 8A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WHDW 14-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 873 × 886 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 8A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 559th launch58th this yearhumanity's 7,141st orbital launch attempt292nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 14-01 · NORAD 66915 · 2025-285 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-286A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-06 08:58:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.06225102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000877
- Inclination
- 49.9887°
- Ascending node
- 143.2276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 217.1051°
- Mean anomaly
- 142.9249°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000018511
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 14-01 · NORAD 66915 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-02 · NORAD 66916 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-03 · NORAD 66917 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-04 · NORAD 66918 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-05 · NORAD 66919 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-06 · NORAD 66920 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-07 · NORAD 66921 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-08 · NORAD 66922 · in orbit
- WHDW 14-09 · NORAD 66923 · in orbit
CZ-8A Y5 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
5th launch from Commercial LC-1, 5th this year · 51st from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 6, 3:53 PM 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 4 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2025 · source
Rescheduled for NET December 6 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source
Launch delayed with cancellation of marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/17/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 14 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 14 launched on December 6, 2025 at 07:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:45 to 08:10 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 14?
Coverage: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 14. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 14?
Long March 8A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 14 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 6, 3:53 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 14 reach?
WHDW 14-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 873 × 886 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 14 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).