Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
Long March 8A launched the SatNet LEO Group 17 mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on Dec 25, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Commercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
Launched Dec 26, 2025 8:26:00 AMSuccess
10 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
43° NE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 50.0°
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.
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.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-128 · NORAD 67236
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-129 · NORAD 67237
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-130 · NORAD 67238
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-131 · NORAD 67239
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-132 · NORAD 67240
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-133 · NORAD 67241
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-134 · NORAD 67242
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-135 · NORAD 67243
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-136 · NORAD 67244
- CZ-8A R/B · NORAD 67245
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Dec 26 · 8:26:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- 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