Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
Long March 8A is scheduled to launch the Unknown Payload mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China, no earlier than Oct 22, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
Launched Oct 22, 2026 11:57:00 AMGo
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Daytime launch: only nearby, as a bright moving point or trail.
None of the cities on this site is close enough to see it.
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
Details TBD.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Oct 22 · 11:57:00 AM · in 3.5 days
- Status
- Go
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Mission type
- Unknown
- Target orbit
- N/A
- Launch pad
- Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China