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A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on October 25, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket lifted off at 10:03 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit.

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on October 25, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket lifted off at 10:03 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit.

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Recording Date: Oct 25, 2026

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WENCHANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 25: A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on October 25, 2026 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket lifted off at 10:03 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit.

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