{"id":60421,"date":"2026-08-06T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=60421"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:31:47","slug":"chinese-long-march-8a-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/chinese-long-march-8a-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Tuesday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chinese-Long-March-8A-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group1.webp\" alt=\"Chinese Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group\" width=\"80%\"\/><br \/>\n<em>A Long March-8A carrier rocket, carrying the 23rd group of the low-orbit internet constellation, blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Meng Zhongde\/Xinhua)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chinese-Long-March-8A-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group2.webp\" alt=\"Chinese Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group\" width=\"80%\"\/><br \/>\n<em>A Long March-8A carrier rocket, carrying the 23rd group of the low-orbit internet constellation, blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Liu Jianqiu\/Xinhua)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The satellites, the 23rd group of the low-orbit internet constellation, lifted off aboard a Long March-8A carrier rocket at 4:52 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered their preset orbits successfully.<\/p>\n<p>This was the 661st flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chinese-Long-March-8A-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group3.webp\" alt=\"Chinese Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group\" width=\"100%\" \/><em>A Long March-8A carrier rocket, carrying the 23rd group of the low-orbit internet constellation, blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Meng Zhongde\/Xinhua)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chinese-Long-March-8A-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group4.webp\" alt=\"Chinese Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group\" width=\"100%\"\/><em>A Long March-8A carrier rocket, carrying the 23rd group of the low-orbit internet constellation, blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Liu Jianqiu\/Xinhua)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Tuesday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan. 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