# Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 26: launch

> Long March 8A by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-14 16:30 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 26
- Mission: SatNet LEO Group 26
- Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket: Long March 8A
- Pad: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Country of the launch site: CHN
- Date (UTC): Wed, Sep 23, 13:32 UTC (2026-09-23T13:32:00.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-09-23 13:24 UTC to 2026-09-23 13:49 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 2

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

"Seen live" means our sync saw the change when it happened; "caught up late" means Launch Library 2 made it earlier, on a day we do not know, and it is never counted as a slip.

| Observed | From | To | Kind | Shift (days) | Observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-09 | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 (placeholder) | Lost its date | 18.3 | seen live |
| 2026-09-18 | Sep 30, 2026 (placeholder) | Sep 23, 2026 | Firmed | -6.4 | seen live |
| 2026-09-23 | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Same-day change | 0 | seen live |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/long-march-8a-satnet-leo-group-26)

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