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About this launch
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.
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCommercial LC-1 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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- Commercial LC-1
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- Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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Rocket and boosterLong March 8A
- Vehicle
- Long March 8A
- Reusable
- no
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MissionCommunications · Low Earth Orbit
Communications · Low Earth Orbit
Updates6 · latest: Launch success.
In the news1 article · latest from NASASpaceflight
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By the numbers7,424th orbital launch ever · CASC's 51st this year
- Orbital launch
- 7,424th ever · 251st of 2026
- CASC
- 621st launch · 51st this year
- Pad
- 15th from Commercial LC-1 · 9th this year
- Pad turnaround
- 31 days 12 h after its previous launch
- COSPAR ID
- 2026-243
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects, 9 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 9 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-223 2026-243A | Payload | 1040 × 1060 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-224 2026-243B | Payload | 1040 × 1059 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-225 2026-243C | Payload | 1039 × 1059 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-226 2026-243D | Payload | 1040 × 1059 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-227 2026-243E | Payload | 1041 × 1058 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-228 2026-243F | Payload | 1039 × 1059 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-229 2026-243G | Payload | 1039 × 1058 km · 50.0° | Globe |
| HULIANWANG DIGUI-230 2026-243H | Payload | 1040 × 1058 km · 50.0° | Globe |
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COSPAR ID 2026-243. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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