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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-18

China launches new batch of satellite for Spacesail Constellation

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-05-18
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16461642.html
Collected at2026-05-18 13:58:46 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint43e0c5afe1149f24721a960cdf4c5c00d6d2a647e8e64908a541dba5211e7642 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run30

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A Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) WENCHANG, Hainan, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Sunday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new satellite group into space. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. A Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:42 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China launches new batch of satellite for Spacesail Constellation." China Military Online (EN), 2026-05-18. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16461642.html.

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