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China's Long March 12 rocket launches new internet satellite group

Xinhua

Updated: 2026-08-16 14:50

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A Long March 12 carrier rocket carrying the 24th group of the low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from a commercial spacecraft launch site in South China's Hainan province, Aug 16, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

WENCHANG, Hainan -- China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Sunday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.

The satellites, the 24th group of the low-orbit internet satellites, lifted off aboard a Long March 12 carrier rocket at 12:10 pm (Beijing Time) and entered their preset orbits successfully.

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