Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Long March 12 is scheduled to launch the SatNet LEO Group TBD? mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China, no earlier than Nov 5, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Commercial LC-2 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Launched Nov 6, 2026 5:00:00 AMTBC
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?
Night launch: the flame can be seen as a rising, flickering light from hundreds of kilometers away.
- Hong Kongabout 449 km away: look southwest, low on the horizon
- Da Nangabout 486 km away: look northeast, low on the horizon
- Hanoiabout 554 km away: look east, low on the horizon
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
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 description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00:00 AM · in 9.8 days
- Status
- TBC
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 12
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Commercial LC-2 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China