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China launches internet satellites from Hainan commercial site

Chinese state media reported the successful launch of a group of low-orbit internet satellites from the Hainan commercial aerospace launch site on 23 September. The satellites were delivered into their planned orbit using a Long March 8A carrier rocket at 21:32 Beijing time. The reports do not specify the total number of satellites included in the group.

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WhereHainan
19.480, 110.039 ±120 km
First reported32 days ago
Published2026-09-24 09:59 UTC
Occurred2026-09-23
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports9Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. China launches internet satellites from Hainan commercial site. 2026-09-24T09:59:17.958Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3402. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-24/04-3c6e93d6

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