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China's Long March 8 rocket launches new internet satellites

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-04-07 22:44

A Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying 18 internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in South China's Hainan province on April 7, 2026. [Photo by Zhou Guoqiang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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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