(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-INTERNET SATELLITES GROUP-LAUNCH (CN)

(260119) -- WENCHANG, Jan. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying the 19th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 19, 2026. China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Monday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.

The rocket lifted off at 3:48 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 19th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered into preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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