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China's Long March-8A Launches 17th Batch of Internet Satellites

12/26/2025

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On December 26, 2025, the Long March-8A carrier rocket launched from the Hainan commercial spacecraft site in south China's Hainan Province.
The launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. Beijing Time.
It deployed a group of internet satellites into low orbit.
This launch marked the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites placed into orbit by this program.

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On December 26, 2025, the Long March-8A carrier rocket launched from the Hainan commercial spacecraft site in south China's Hainan Province.
The launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. Beijing Time.
It deployed a group of internet satellites into low orbit.
This launch marked the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites placed into orbit by this program.