Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Pad
- Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
No earlier than Nov 20, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Launch Library gives this time to the hour.
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STATUS
To Be Confirmed. Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.
MISSION
- Mission
- SatNet LEO Group TBD?
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
ROCKET AND PROVIDER
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (government)
- Window
- Nov 20, 2026, 6:00 AM ET to Nov 20, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
LAUNCH SITE
- Pad
- Commercial LC-1
- Location
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
SEEING IT
Twilight launch: at liftoff the sun is about 15° below the horizon at the pad, after sunset. A few minutes into flight the rocket climbs into sunlight while the ground is still dark, so its exhaust plume can glow across the sky for a wide region, the "jellyfish" effect. Clear skies are the other half.
Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Oct 30, 2026, 9:59 AM ET. Times are US Eastern. Every launch SpaceDew tracks