A Long March-8A rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, in south China's Hainan Province, July 5, 2026. The satellite group entered its preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Jiang Jurong/Xinhua)
WENCHANG, Hainan, July 5 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new satellite group into space on Sunday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.
The satellite group was launched at 9:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its preset orbit successfully.■
A Long March-8A rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, in south China's Hainan Province, July 5, 2026. The satellite group entered its preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Jiang Jurong/Xinhua)
A Long March-8A rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, in south China's Hainan Province, July 5, 2026. The satellite group entered its preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Jiang Jurong/Xinhua)
A Long March-8A rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, in south China's Hainan Province, July 5, 2026. The satellite group entered its preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Jiang Jurong/Xinhua)