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Long March 8A | Unknown Payload

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
01:30:00 PM UTC09:30 PM GMT+8 local
25m windowAccurate to the hour
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
Mission
T-Minus
—±hour
Probability
—weather window
Window
25mlaunch window
Orbit
N/AUnknown
Mission Type
Unknown
Global # This Year
#229orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#46China
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Long March 8ALong March
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationGovernment
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Commercial LC-1Wenchang Space Launch Site
Pad Launches
13from this pad
Site Launches
73from Wenchang Space Launch Site
Latitude
19.5973°
Longitude
110.9308°
Wenchang Space Launch Site Weather
Status
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
26.9°C80°F · feels 32.8°C
Wind
5.8 km/h E4 mph · 86°
Cloud Cover
18%clear
Visibility
8.8 kmunrestricted
Humidity
89%high
Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
Pressure
1010 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeWenchang Space Launch Site
Sunrise
06:23 AM GMT+8local
Sunset
06:35 PM GMT+8local
Daylight
12h 11mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#229globally
Agency launches this year#46China
Launches from this pad13Commercial LC-1
Launches from this site73Wenchang Space Launch Site

Mission Data

Launch VehicleLong March 8A
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Launch Provider🇨🇳 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider TypeGovernment
Mission TypeUnknown
Target OrbitUnknown
Launch PadCommercial LC-1
Location🇨🇳 Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China CHN
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Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

🌡Temperature
26.9°C80°F · feels 32.8°C
💨Wind
5.8 km/h E4 mph · 86°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
💧Humidity
89%
👁Visibility
8.8 km
⬇Pressure
1010 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
18%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:23 AM GMT+8
Sunset06:35 PM GMT+8
12h 11m of daylight
Location

Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · N/A
19.5973°N · 110.9308°E

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