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China launches 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites
China has launched its 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The satellites were carried by a Long March-12 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, in southern China.
The launch took place early on Saturday local time.
SatNet is identified as a communications satellite program.
The launch adds another batch of satellites to that program.
It was the Long March-12’s ninth launch and its fifth this year.
China launched the 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The satellites were carried by a Long March-12 rocket, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The launch took place at 3:27 a.m. Beijing time on October 10, or 7:27 p.m. GMT on October 9.
The rocket lifted off from the commercial launch site at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, southern China.
This was the Long March-12’s ninth launch and its fifth launch in 2026.
- Who
- China; the launch was reported by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
- What
- The 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites was launched into low-Earth orbit.
- When
- October 10, 2026, at 3:27 a.m. Beijing time (October 9 at 7:27 p.m. GMT).
- Where
- The commercial launch site at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Province, southern China.
- Why
- Not stated
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- SatNet batch
- 27th
- Rocket
- Long March-12 (CZ-12)
- Launch time
- 3:27 a.m. Beijing time on October 10, 2026
- Launch site
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Province
- Rocket launch record
- Ninth launch overall and fifth in 2026
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