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Unannounced payload
Latest Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
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About this launch
What flies on this launch hasn't been made public yet. Launches like this often get a name only after liftoff.
Where to watch
No stream announced yet. They usually appear a day or two before launch. Search YouTube
Questions
When does Unannounced payload launch?
Unannounced payload is scheduled to launch on 5 Nov 2026 around 16:00 UTC. The exact time isn't set yet; the page updates as soon as it is.
Where can I watch Unannounced payload live?
No live stream has been announced yet. The launch page adds it as soon as there is one, usually a day or a few hours before liftoff.
Where does Unannounced payload launch from?
Unannounced payload launches from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What rocket launches Unannounced payload?
Unannounced payload flies on Long March 2C, launched by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Weather at the padMostly clear · 10 °C · wind 3 km/h
Forecast for liftoff time, from a six-hour outlook
Mostly clear
- Temperature
- 10 °C · 50 °F
- Wind
- 3 km/h · 2 mph from NW
- Cloud cover
- 25%
- Rain
- none
General forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Each launch range applies its own, stricter weather rules.
Launch window and padLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Window
- –
- Pad
- Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
- Site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Map
- Open in Google Maps
The pad: its launches and turnaround records → Everything launching from Xichang Satellite Launch Center →
Rocket and boosterLong March 2C
- Vehicle
- Long March 2C
- Reusable
- no
Long March 2C: specs, record and next flights → CASC: all its launches →
Updates1 · latest: Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
- Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain. source
By the numbers7,433rd orbital launch ever · CASC's 52nd this year
- Orbital launch
- 7,433rd ever · 260th of 2026
- CASC
- 622nd launch · 52nd this year
- Pad
- 109th from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · 4th this year
- Pad turnaround
- 158 days 21 h after its previous launch
Counted as if every launch before this one flies on schedule.
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