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A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on October 16, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket successfully placed the payloads, the 12th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on October 16, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket successfully placed the payloads, the 12th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

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Recording Date: Oct 16, 2025

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WENCHANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 16: A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on October 16, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. The rocket successfully placed the payloads, the 12th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.

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