Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Long March 8A 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 20, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Launched Nov 20, 2026 8:00:00 PMTBC
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?
Twilight launch: the exhaust plume high up can catch the sunlight and glow like a jellyfish, visible from very far away.
- Hong Kongabout 450 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
- Ho Chi Minh Cityabout 1,079 km away: look northeast, 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 20 · 8:00:00 PM · in 20.8 days
- Status
- TBC
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China