SatNet LEO Group 26

A Long March 8A from Hainan's commercial spaceport delivered China's 26th group of Guowang (SatNet) LEO internet satellites to their designated orbit. CAST's Fifth Academy built the payloads; trackers counted nine spacecraft, and the successful flight was the 669th of the Long March series.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

6 T (est.)

Flight

11th

of 11 Long March 8A flights

Date and time

23 September 2026, 13:32 UTC

Rocket

Long March 8A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2026-221

Launches in 2026

231st of 243

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