On the 26th August 2025, Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time at CNSA –China National Space Administration– Wenchang Space Craft launch Center At 0308 Beijing time, the Long March 8A carrier rocket ignited and took off at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center, . The launch mission was a complete success, marking that China’s commercial space launch site has the ability to launch dual-stations. This launch is the first launch of the No. 1 launch station of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center, and it is another capability test after the first successful launch of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center…. the Long March 8A Yao 3 rocket ignited and took off from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center…
The Long March 8 rocket was developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The total length of the rocket is about 50.5 meters, the takeoff weight is about 371 tons, and the carrying capacity of the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit reaches 7 tons. The Long March 8 rocket is a two-and-a-half-stage liquid carrier rocket. The first core stage is a liquid oxygen-kerosene module with a diameter of 3.35 meters, and the second core stage is a hydrogen-oxygen module with a diameter of 3.35 meters, with two liquid boosters bundled. The rocket is equipped with a 5.2-meter diameter fairing, which has better mission adaptability.
The 10 satellite internet low-orbit satellites were developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
This launch was the 591st launch of the Long March series of carrier rocket
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