SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

09:30:00

Tuesday February 11, 2025

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Launch Notes

First launch of the Long March 8A.

SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)

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

Rocket

Active
Long March 8A

Active Since 2025

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Rocket

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

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

LC-201

Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 6 hours

Stats

Long March 8


4th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2025

2025


30th

Orbital launch attempt