11 February 2025 year Fr. 09:00 (UTC) From the new commercial cosport of Wenchan, The People's Republic of China was carried out a test launch of a new launch vehicle «Long March 8A» with a payload in the form of an unknown number of China's communication «SatNet LEO Group 02».
«SatNet LEO Group 02» – Second Party of Satellite Communication within the Global Project "Gowan". Communication satellites, will be launched in low Earth orbit for Chinese State Satnet, driven by China Satellite Network Group.
Orbital launch rocket Long March 8A ("Changong 8a" or "Great Hike 8A") developed the Chinese Research Institute for Missile Technology to start a lot of weight up to 7000 kg in sunny synchronous orbit in height 700 km. The rocket is based on the Long March version 7 with her first step and two accelerators, as well as the third step of Long March 3, that works on liquid water, and Long March 7a as the second degree. The planned future version of Long March rocket launcher 8 will be partially reusable due to the combined recovery of the first degree and accelerators as a single block. Fuel, first – kerosene and liquid oxygen. The second degree works on liquid water and liquid oxygen. Akta is equipped with a greater second degree of diameter 3,35 m and two upgraded YF-75D engines (known as YF-75h) with increased to 10 tons of everyone's craving due to increasing the speed of turbo pumps. Long March 8A can also use a larger payload with a diameter load 5,2 meters.
According to the CCS