China launches low-Earth-orbit satellites for internet constellation(1/7)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

The launch marks the 559th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March 8 carrier rocket carrying the second group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)