China: Launch of new internet satellites in Hainan

Sep 17, 2026

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HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China. The rocket successfully placed a group of low-orbit satellite internet satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529738
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceflight Site in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529740
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529741
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches into the sky, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529743
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches into the sky and successfully sends the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529744
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529745
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 group satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529747
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket successfully delivered the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529746
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off carrying the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China. The launch successfully placed the satellites into their predetermined orbit from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529749
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches into the sky and successfully sends the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529751
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off to successfully deploy the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529752
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529754
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket successfully delivered the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529755
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches into space, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529757
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529758
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529760
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off and successfully sends the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529762
HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529763
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch site 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is part of China s ongoing expansion of its space launch capabilities. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529853
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch pad 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future commercial space launches. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529855
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch site 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is part of China s ongoing expansion of its space launch capabilities. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529854
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch site 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529856
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at workstation 301 of the Hainan Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future spacecraft launch missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529858
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch pad 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is currently under accelerated construction. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529857
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch pad 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being developed to support future space missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529859
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch site 301 of the Hainan Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future spacecraft launch missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529852
(260917) -- WENCHANG, Sept. 17, 2026 -- A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China s Hainan Province, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 8:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. (Photo by Xinhua) (EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-INTERNET SATELLITE GROUP-LAUNCH (CN) MengxZhongde
(260917) -- WENCHANG, Sept. 17, 2026 -- A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China s Hainan Province, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 8:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. (Photo by Xinhua) (EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-INTERNET SATELLITE GROUP-LAUNCH (CN) MengxZhongde
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: China successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites using a Long March 12 carrier rocket at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The satellites entered their predetermined orbit and the launch mission was completed. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458837
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket launches the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The satellites successfully entered their predetermined orbits. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458835
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket launches the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites into space at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The satellites successfully entered their predetermined orbits following the launch. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458842
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket launches the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites into space at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The satellites successfully entered their predetermined orbits. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458839
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: China successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 Group satellites using a Long March 12 carrier rocket from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The satellites entered their predetermined orbit, marking the completion of the launch mission. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458833
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458840
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458838
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458836
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458834
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458832
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458849
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458848
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458847
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458846
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458845
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458844
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458843
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458841
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458850
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xVCGx 111667458831
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xChinaxNewsxServicex 111667434467
WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending a batch of internet satellites into space, on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully. Copyright: xChinaxNewsxServicex 111667434436

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HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China. The rocket successfully placed a group of low-orbit satellite internet satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529738

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spaceport on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529741

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket launches into the sky and successfully sends the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529744

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Hainan, China, successfully sending the Satellite Internet Low Orbit 25 group satellites into their predetermined orbit. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529747

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket lifts off to successfully deploy the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529752

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their predetermined orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529754

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529758

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low Earth Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529760

HAINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: The Long March 12 carrier rocket successfully launches the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 25 satellites into their designated orbit on September 17, 2026 at the Hainan Commercial Spaceport in Hainan, China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529763

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch site 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is part of China s ongoing expansion of its space launch capabilities. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529853

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch pad 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future commercial space launches. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529855

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch site 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is part of China s ongoing expansion of its space launch capabilities. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529854

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch site 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529856

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at workstation 301 of the Hainan Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future spacecraft launch missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529858

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch pad 301 of the Hainan Space Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is currently under accelerated construction. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529857

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work accelerates at launch pad 301 of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being developed to support future space missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529859

WENCHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: Construction work is underway at launch site 301 of the Hainan Spacecraft Launch Site on September 17, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The facility is being built to support future spacecraft launch missions. Copyright: xVCGx 111667529852