SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
Long March 8A, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Launch time
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Tue 11 Feb, 10:30 CET
09:30 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight) on Long March 8A. Tue 11 Feb 2025, 09:30 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: 201. Source: Launch Library 2.
Demonstration flight of the Long March 8A rocket with upgraded first stage and boosters engines, and a new larger liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen second stage with new YF-75H engines derived from ones used on the Long March 5. Payload is 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.
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
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Source updates from Launch Library 2 (6)
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Launch success.
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Liftoff.
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Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
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Tweaked launch window per new NOTAMs.
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Delayed to NET February 11 per new NOTAMs.
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
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Launch pad
201
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China (CN)
Coordinates: 19.618452, 110.955356
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