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China's Long March-8A rocket launches internet satellites

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China's Long March-8A carrier rocket launches in Hainan, China, December 26, 2025. /China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
China's Long March-8A carrier rocket launches in Hainan, China, December 26, 2025. /China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

China's Long March-8A carrier rocket launches in Hainan, China, December 26, 2025. /China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Friday from the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.

The rocket lifted off at 7:26 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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