China launches new batch of satellite for Spacesail Constellation

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China launches new batch of satellite for Spacesail Constellation from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center in the southern island province of Hainan, May 17, 2026. /VCG

China launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Sunday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new satellite group into space.

The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully.

Spacesail is a Chinese commercial low-orbit satellite megaconstellation. After today's launch, a total of 162 satellites have been delivered to orbit since its construction on August 6, 2024.

The constellation is designed to have 10,000 satellites travelling in low-altitude orbits, capable of providing high-speed, secure and reliable broadband internet services to users around the world.

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