China launches new group of Guowang satellites from commercial spaceport

Published on July 30, 2025
A Long March 8A rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 1 at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center on July 30, 2025, carrying the sixth group of Guowang LEO broadband satellites. Smoke billows around the launch pad as the vehicle ascends against a clear blue sky, framed by metal towers and palm trees in the foreground.

China launched a sixth batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites Wednesday, with a Long March 8A rocket launch from Hainan.

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