Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 15, 2024, 15:13
- Launch designation
- 2024-211
- Mission
- Tianzhou-8
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y9
- Year
- Launches in 2024
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 201 km
- Initial apogee
- 334 km
- Inclination
- 41.4°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 18.9 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianzhou-8 | 2024-211ANORAD 61983 | China Manned Space Engineering Office | Human spaceflight | 6,683 kg | Docked with another object · Nov 15, 2024 |
| Naxing-4A | 2021-035DNORAD 62300 | Tsinghua University | Optical imaging | 20 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 10, 2025 |
| Naxing-4B | 2021-035ENORAD 63523 | Tsinghua University | Optical imaging | 20 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.