On CNSA –China National Space Administration …. ChangZheng Long March 12 Carrier Rocket …. At Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China At 03:27 Beijing time on October 10, 2026, China successfully launched 27 low-Earth orbit satellites for its satellite internet service using a Long March-12 carrier rocket from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site. The satellites successfully entered their predetermined orbits, and the launch mission was a complete success.
At 3:27 a.m. Beijing time on October 10, 2026, China successfully launched 27 low-Earth orbit satellites of its satellite internet service into their predetermined orbits using a Long March 12 carrier rocket, bringing the total number of operational satellites in orbit for China’s satellite internet network to 222 .
I. Core Overview of the Launch Mission
- Launch time : 3:27 AM Beijing time on October 10, 2026.@People’s Daily
- Launch site : Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site.
- Launch vehicle : Long March 12 launch vehicle.
- Mission outcome : The satellite successfully entered its designated orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success
II. Rocket Performance and Launch Record
- Rocket features : The Long March 12 is China’s first 4-meter-class single-core stage new-generation cryogenic liquid launch vehicle, with a payload capacity of no less than 6 tons to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
- Launch record : This mission marks the 9th launch of the Long March 12 rocket and the 671st flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
- Launch pad status : This is the 24th launch from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site and the 10th launch from Launch Pad 2
III. Current Status of Satellite Development and Networking
- The 27 low-orbit satellites launched this time were developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Constellation affiliation : This batch of satellites belongs to the China StarNet GW constellation, which is China’s first mega-scale low-orbit satellite internet project.
- On-orbit scale : As of this launch, after completing 27 launches, the total number of low-Earth orbit operational satellites in the StarNet network has reached 222
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