China launches internet satellites into space
China launched a Long March-8A rocket from Hainan, successfully deploying a group of low-orbit internet satellites into space.
- Asia
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:47 AM 16 October 2025
China announced Thursday that it launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket, sending a group of internet satellites into space.
The rocket lifted off from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan, Xinhua News Agency reported
It successfully placed the payloads, the 12th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.
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