China Long March-12 Rocket Launches New Internet Satellite Group in Hainan
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China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Monday, January 19, 2026, in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of Internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 15:48 from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 19th group of low-orbit Internet satellites carrying multiple core technologies, entered into preset orbit successfully.
The satellite group launched on Monday was developed by GalaxySpace. This commercial firm is based in Beijing and is one of several Chinese aerospace firms to contribute to the construction of Starlink-style satellite networks over recent years. It was the second time the company has undertaken such space infrastructure development.
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"We have achieved a fully digitalized workflow for the first time. By targeting the specific needs of mass production, we have gone through automated testing, intelligent assembly and inspection, and optimized launch site processes, which significantly improved overall efficiency," said Cheng Ming, head of the GalaxySpace's smart satellite factory.
The Long March-12 rocket used in this mission is China's first 4-meter single-core launch vehicle. It has a payload capacity of no less than 12 tons to low-Earth orbit and no less than 6 tons to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket can support both single and multiple satellite launches to a range of orbits.
Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd., or HICAL, is a Chinese state-owned company that operates the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site, China's first commercial spaceport. Established in 2022, HICAL is the first commercially incorporated company in China to independently own and manage a spaceport.
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Release Date: Jan. 20, 2026
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