Long March 8

The Long March 8A can also deliver 3,500 kilograms to geostationary transfer orbit.

The Long March 8A has been primarily launching from the commercial launch site with a capability of sixteen launches per year.

Expansions at the commercial launch site aim to increase the Long March 8A's launch capacity to twenty-four times per year.

China executed a commercial launch of the Long March 8A from Wenchang on Dec. 6, deploying an earlier batch of internet satellites.

Two different satellite variants are used in the GuoWang constellation: a larger version for rockets like Long March 5B and smaller units for Long March 8A and Long March 6A.

Tianqi-19 was the first of the second generation of Tianqi spacecraft and was launched on February 27th aboard a Long March 8 during a multi-customer rideshare from Wenchang.

Tianqi-19 was launched on February 27th atop a Long March 8 from the Wenchang Space Launch Site and was the first of the second generation of Tianqi spacecraft.

GuoWang Group 02 (9 satellites) was launched on February 11th on the first Long March 8A from the Wenchang Space Launch Site into a roughly 871 by 860 kilometer orbit.

Tianqi-8 was launched on December 22nd on a Long March 8 from the Wenchang Space Launch Site as part of that vehicle’s maiden flight.

Qianfan Polar Group 05 launched 18 satellites on March 11th from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site aboard a Long March 8 and deployed them from the second stage.

Two different satellite variants are believed to be used for GuoWang, with larger versions launched by vehicles like Long March 5B and smaller versions launched by rockets such as Long March 6A, Long March 8A, or Long March 12.

Two different GuoWang satellite variants are believed to be in use, with a larger version launched by vehicles like Long March 5B and smaller versions launched by Long March 6A, Long March 8A, or Long March 12.

On March 11th the Long March 8 launched Polar Group 05 carrying 18 Qianfan satellites from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site into polar orbit.

GuoWang Group 02 launched 9 satellites on February 11th from the Wenchang Space Launch Site aboard the first Long March 8A into a roughly 871 by 860-kilometer orbit.

Missions at the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site have taken place from the Long March 8 series dedicated Commercial Launch Pad 1 and the universal Commercial Launch Pad 2.

The deployment of the Long March 8A marked the successful launch of an upgraded variant of the medium-lift vehicle, designed specifically for commercial payload aggregation.

Smaller satellite variants are launched atop rockets such as Long March 8A or Long March 12.

China successfully executed four orbital missions in a span of 96 hours, deploying assets including the Long March 8A and classified reconnaissance platforms.

The Long March 8A mission successfully deployed a group of internet satellites, indicating the operational maturity of the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in Hainan.