11 February 2025, 09:30 UTC
SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
Maiden flight of the Long March 8A, an upgraded Long March 8 built for megaconstellation deployment; lifted off from Wenchang carrying the second batch of low Earth orbit satellites for China's Guowang national internet constellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 11 Long March 8A flights
- Date and time
- 11 February 2025, 09:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 8A
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2025-030
- Launches in 2025
- 31st of 329
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