{"id":336592,"date":"2025-12-08T08:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336592\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:23:16","slug":"chinas-long-march-8a-rocket-launches-new-internet-satellite-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336592\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Long March-8A rocket launches new internet satellite group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"751983\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" alt=\"A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4d401c47-5e67-4622-b790-99b29618c974.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 3px; color: #999\">A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/p>\n<p>China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Saturday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the Long March-8A rocket is 50.5 meters long with a takeoff weight of 371 tonnes. It is capable of carrying up to 7 tonnes to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket completed its maiden flight in February this year and has since entered a high-density launch mode.<\/p>\n<p>This mission marks the first time the Long March-8 series rocket has switched its primary propellant from conventional petroleum-based rocket kerosene to coal-based rocket kerosene.<\/p>\n<p>The new fuel is environmentally friendly, easy to store and transport, and more cost-effective. Its performance remains stable and reliable as petroleum-based rocket kerosene, which can establish a &#8220;green power&#8221; foundation for subsequent high-frequency launch missions.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s mission is also the fifth flight of the Long March-8A rocket and the 612th launch of the Long March series of rockets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"751984\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" alt=\"A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dba3cf86-1d2a-46cf-a642-dfce39afad04.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 3px; color: #999\">A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"751987\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" alt=\"A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/92124257-1e15-47fd-a64c-846da481e75a.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 3px; color: #999\">A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"751986\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" alt=\"A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/908d0af6-508a-42b4-a33c-a39672e0898a.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 3px; color: #999\">A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"751985\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" alt=\"A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5a29dfde-f488-4b79-bbd1-11103ae5b501.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 3px; color: #999\">A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. 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