Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
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Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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 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.
Long March 8A
Height 50.50 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 3500 kg
Liftoff Thrust 4800 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 9800 kg
Liftoff Mass 371 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2025-02-11
Launch Failures 0
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-02-11T11:28:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-02-11T09:30:00+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2025-02-11T07:43:00+0000
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-02-07T09:20:00+0000
Tweaked launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-24T09:36:00+0000
Delayed to NET February 11 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-21T09:21:00+0000
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
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