China Launches 28th Group of Internet Satellites

Dragon Media News Desk

China launched the 28th group of internet satellites aboard a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Sunday from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in Hainan Province. The rocket lifted off at 10:03 a.m. local time and placed the satellites into their designated orbit.

The satellites were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. The Long March-8A is designed to launch satellite constellations into medium and low Earth orbits.

The launch was the 674th flight mission of the Long March rocket series, according to the report.