China launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Wednesday.
A new group of low Earth orbit satellites is launched aboard a Long March-5B carrier rocket from Wenchang, Hainan Province, south China, August 13, 2025. /VCG
The satellite group, the eighth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 2:43 p.m. aboard a Long March-5B carrier rocket, featuring a Yuanzheng-2 (Expedition-2) upper stage at the top of the rocket.
The satellites have since entered their preset orbit.
The launch marked the 588th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.
(Cover: A new group of low Earth orbit satellites is launched aboard a Long March-5B carrier rocket from Wenchang, Hainan Province, south China, August 13, 2025. /VCG)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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