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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
09:30:00
Tuesday February 11, 2025
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First launch of the Long March 8A.
Demonstration flight of the Long March 8A rocket with upgraded first stage and boosters engines, and a new larger liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen second stage with new YF-75H engines derived from ones used on the Long March 5. Payload is 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.
Low Earth Orbit
9 Payloads
Agency
CASCRocket
Diameter: 3.35m
Height: 50.54m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 9,800 kg
GTO: 3,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,894 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
E
S
Launching
Southeast
4th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2025
30th
Orbital launch attempt