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China launched a group of low-orbit internet satellites on Tuesday night using a Long March 8A rocket from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center. This marks the second space mission of 2026 and the 625th flight of the Long March rocket fleet.

The satellites are part of China's State-owned internet network, which now includes over 140 satellites. The Long March 8A rocket can deploy payloads up to 7 tons into sun-synchronous orbits at 700 kilometers altitude.