China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 15
Launched
December 8, 2025 · 22:11 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 15 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 December 8, 2025 at 22:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:03 to 22:19 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 560th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 7,143rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Long March 6A flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). WHDW 15-01, 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
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 19th Long March 6A flight · 10th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 560th launch59th this yearhumanity's 7,143rd orbital launch attempt294th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 15-01 · NORAD 66953 · 2025-287 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-114
- Object ID
- 2025-287A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-10 06:55:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.69073793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00082441
- Inclination
- 86.4956°
- Ascending node
- 347.0512°
- Arg. of perigee
- 213.3003°
- Mean anomaly
- 146.7638°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0.000009649594
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- WHDW 15-01 · NORAD 66953 · in orbit
- WHDW 15-02 · NORAD 66954 · in orbit
- WHDW 15-03 · NORAD 66955 · in orbit
- WHDW 15-04 · NORAD 66956 · in orbit
- WHDW 15-05 · NORAD 66957 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y15 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
20th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 10th this year · 148th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 9, 6:11 AM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2025 · source
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 15 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 15 launched on December 8, 2025 at 22:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:03 to 22:19 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 15?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 15 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 9, 6:11 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 15 reach?
WHDW 15-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,004 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 15 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).