Launch

Name: Launch Minotaur IV / STP-S29A
Start: 2026-04-07T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-07T23:59:59-07:00
Location: SLC-8 (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

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Launch Long March 8 / Unknown Payload

Apr 7

Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China

Launch window 21:30-21:47 China Time | 03:30-03:47 HST for 9th launch from Commercial LC-1, 59th launch from Wenchang. Long March 8 can take up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

Launch Minotaur IV / STP-S29A

Apr 7

SLC-8 (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

Launch window 07:30-12:30 PDT | 01:30-06:30 HST for an ESPA class satellite based on the Aegis Aerospace M-1 satellite bus used on the STPSat-4 mission for hosting research and technology demonstration payloads.

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