The eight Long March-8A launch vehicle (长征八号甲遥八, LM-8A Y8) launched the 20th group of SatNet LEO satellites (卫星互联网低轨20组卫星, SatNet LEO Group 20, Satellite Internet LEO Group 20, Guowang constellation) from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), Wenchang International Aerospace City, Hainan Province, China, on 12 March 2026, at 19:48 UTC (13 March, at 03:48 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.
