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Long March 8A | Unknown Payload

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
08:50:00 AM UTC04:50 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
#182orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#38China
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
12from this pad
Site Launches
69from Wenchang Space Launch Site
Latitude
19.5973°
Longitude
110.9308°
Wenchang Space Launch Site Weather
Status
CAUTIONlaunch site · live
Temperature
25.3°C78°F · feels 29.8°C
Wind
13.6 km/h SW8 mph · 233°
Cloud Cover
99%overcast
Visibility
3.6 kmreduced
Humidity
96%high
Precipitation
0.3 mm22% chance
Pressure
1005 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeWenchang Space Launch Site
Sunrise
06:11 AM GMT+8local
Sunset
07:14 PM GMT+8local
Daylight
13h 3mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#182globally
Agency launches this year#38China
Launches from this pad12Commercial LC-1
Launches from this site69Wenchang 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
25.3°C78°F · feels 29.8°C
💨Wind
13.6 km/h SW8 mph · 233°
🌧Precipitation
0.3 mm22% chance
💧Humidity
96%
👁Visibility
3.6 km
⬇Pressure
1005 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
99%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:11 AM GMT+8
Sunset07:14 PM GMT+8
13h 3m 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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