China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 12Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 16
Launched
December 11, 2025 · 23:00 UTC
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Summary
SatNet LEO Group 16 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 12 from Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on December 11, 2025 at 23:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:53 to 23:21 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 563rd launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 7,151st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 12 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WHDW 16-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 803 × 822 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 12 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 563rd launch62nd this yearhumanity's 7,151st orbital launch attempt302nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 16-01 · NORAD 67059 · 2025-295 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-295A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-12 05:06:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25879966 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00136284
- Inclination
- 50.0035°
- Ascending node
- 14.4753°
- Arg. of perigee
- 247.7813°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.1656°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.000003434713
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 16-01 · NORAD 67059 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-02 · NORAD 67060 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-03 · NORAD 67061 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-04 · NORAD 67062 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-05 · NORAD 67063 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-06 · NORAD 67064 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-07 · NORAD 67065 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-08 · NORAD 67066 · in orbit
- WHDW 16-09 · NORAD 67067 · in orbit
CZ-12 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-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
4th launch from Commercial LC-2, 3rd this year · 52nd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 12, 7:00 AM GMT+8, in twilight
10 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 16 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 16 launched on December 11, 2025 at 23:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:53 to 23:21 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 16?
Long March 12, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 12 spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 16 launch from?
Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 12, 7:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 16 reach?
WHDW 16-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 803 × 822 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 16 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).