China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8ACommercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SatNet LEO Group 17
Launched
December 25, 2025 · 23:26 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
SatNet LEO Group 17 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 25, 2025 at 23:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:18 to 23:43 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 567th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 7,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 8A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of WHDW 17-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, from January 4, 2026, was 923 × 932 km 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
- 6th Long March 8A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 567th launch66th this yearhumanity's 7,169th orbital launch attempt320th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WHDW 17-01 · NORAD 67236 · 2025-311 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-128
- Object ID
- 2025-311A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-04 20:28:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.92362434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00063362
- Inclination
- 50.0093°
- Ascending node
- 356.3671°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.5494°
- Mean anomaly
- 57.4793°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 138
- B*
- 0.000017960448
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 17-01 · NORAD 67236 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-02 · NORAD 67237 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-03 · NORAD 67238 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-04 · NORAD 67239 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-05 · NORAD 67240 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-06 · NORAD 67241 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-07 · NORAD 67242 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-08 · NORAD 67243 · in orbit
- WHDW 17-09 · NORAD 67244 · in orbit
CZ-8A Y6 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
6th launch from Commercial LC-1, 6th this year · 54th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 26, 7:26 AM GMT+8, in daylight
14 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did SatNet LEO Group 17 launch?
SatNet LEO Group 17 launched on December 25, 2025 at 23:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:18 to 23:43 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet LEO Group 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SatNet LEO Group 17?
Long March 8A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8A spec sheet
Where did SatNet LEO Group 17 launch from?
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 26, 7:26 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet LEO Group 17 reach?
The tracked orbit of WHDW 17-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, from January 4, 2026, was 923 × 932 km inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did SatNet LEO Group 17 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).