China's Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellites

China launches new low-orbit internet satellites

China's Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellites

The rocket lifted off at 6:21 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan. It successfully placed the payloads, the seventh group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

China Launches Long March-12 With Internet Satellites

China launches Long March-12 rocket with Internet Satellites on Monday, successfully placing a new batch of internet satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch took place at 6:21 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, marking the rocket’s second flight and the 587th mission in the Long March series. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the Long March-12 rocket with internet satellites is central to China…

China’s Long March-12 Rocket Launches New Internet Satellites

A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu) Wenchang, Hainan -- China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Monday, sending a group of internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 6:21 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Ha…