Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
Launch information
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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 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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Feb. 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight) (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 8A |
Location |
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
201 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#6879
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Location Launch
#35
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Pad Launch
#21
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Agency Launch
#506
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Orbital Launch
#30
Year 2025
Location Launch
#1
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#5
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
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