China's Long March-8 rocket launches new internet satellites
China's Long March-8 rocket launches new internet satellites
April 08, 2026 / 11:54 AM
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Sharjah24 - WAM: China launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Tuesday from the southern island province of Hainan, carrying 18 internet satellites into space.
The rocket lifted off at 9:32 pm (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, successfully deploying the payloads into their designated orbit. The satellites form the seventh batch of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation.
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