China's Long March 8 rocket launches new internet satellites
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Updated: 2026-04-07 22:44
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WENCHANG, Hainan -- China launched a Long March 8 carrier rocket on Tuesday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending 18 internet satellites into space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:32 pm (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 7th batch of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation, into preset orbit.
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