Mission
CASC plans to launch Long March 8A on the SatNet LEO Group TBD? mission on 20 Nov 2026 · 11:00 UTC from Wenchang Space Launch Site, China. The launch window is 11:00 – 14:00 UTC and the target orbit is LEO. The countdown and the livestream link are on this page.
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.