China successfully launched the sixth batch of low Earth orbit internet satellites on Wednesday using a Long March 8A rocket, further expanding its national satellite internet network. The launch took place at 3:49 pm local time from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center in Wenchang, as reported by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC).

The latest satellite group was developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites in Shanghai, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The new deployment follows Sunday's launch of the fifth group, which was carried into orbit aboard a Long March 6A rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.

Wednesday's operation marked China's 41st orbital mission in 2025 and the 586th overall flight of a

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