Launch success.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation / MISSION BRIEFING
SatNet LEO Group 25
Long March 12 · Communications
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
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Mission overview
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.
- Mission
- SatNet LEO Group 25
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Liftoff.
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Long March 12China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · ChinaThe Long March 12 carrier rocket is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle currently under development by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, using kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellant. It will be capable of placing at least 10 tonnes of payload in low Earth orbit and at least 6 tonnes in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit.
Payload
SatNet LEO Group 25
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Commercial LC-2
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 19.59755°
- Longitude
- 110.93648°
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Independent coverage (1)
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 18, 2026 00:17 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 18, 2026 00:17 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
live.bilibili.com · Updated Sep 18, 2026 00:17 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 18, 2026 00:17 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 18, 2026 00:17 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.