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

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

China launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Tuesday in south China's Hainan Province, sending 18 internet satellites into space.

China's Long March-8 Rocket Adds 18 Internet Satellites after Hainan Night Launch

China's Long March-8 Rocket Adds 18 Internet Satellites after Hainan Night LaunchChina launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in the southern island province of Hainan, sending 18 Internet satellites into space. The rocket blasted off at 21:32 (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 7th batch of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation, also …