China's Long March-8A Rocket Launches New Satellite Group in Hainan FriendsofNASA.org: China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on January 13, 2026, in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new group of Internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 23:25 (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 18th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into a preset orbit. The Long March 8 is an orbital launch vehicl

China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Tuesday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new group of internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 11:25 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 18th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit. #ChinaTech | China News 中国新闻网