{"id":83739,"date":"2026-08-17T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=83739"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:43:38","slug":"china-successfully-launches-24th-group-of-low-orbit-internet-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/china-successfully-launches-24th-group-of-low-orbit-internet-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"China Successfully Launches 24th Group of Low-Orbit Internet Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"200\">China successfully launched a new batch of internet satellites from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-83739-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites.mp4\">https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"406\">The satellites, the 24th group of low-orbit internet satellites, lifted off aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket at 12:10 p.m. Beijing Time on Aug. 16, 2026, and successfully entered their preset orbits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"491\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The launch marked the 663rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"491\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83742\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites2.webp 810w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites2-300x167.webp 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites2-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"491\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83743\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites3.webp\" alt=\"China Successfully Launches 24th Group of Low-Orbit Internet Satellites3\" width=\"810\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites3.webp 810w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites3-300x193.webp 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites3-768x493.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites4.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites4.webp 810w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites4-300x225.webp 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/China-Successfully-Launches-24th-Group-of-Low-Orbit-Internet-Satellites4-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China successfully launched a new batch of internet satellites from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on Sunday. The satellites, the 24th group of low-orbit internet satellites, lifted off aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket at 12:10 p.m. Beijing Time on Aug. 16, 2026, and successfully entered their preset orbits. 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