China has placed another batch of internet satellites into orbit, marking the third deployment in just over a week. The latest mission, launched Monday evening from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center, carried the seventh group of low-orbit satellites in the national internet network. A Long March 12 rocket lifted off at 6:21 pm and delivered the spacecraft to their planned orbits, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

The fifth and sixth groups in the network were launched on July 27 and July 30, respectively. Unlike earlier batches built by State-owned entities, this launch marked the first time satellites designed and manufactured by a private company joined the mega-constellation project.

GalaxySpace, a Beijing-based private satellite manuf

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