Wenchang City, Hainan Province, south China - May 17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of footage showing Long March-8 carrier rocket carrying satellite group blasting off, ascending
2. Rocket ascending

China launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket on Sunday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a new satellite group into space.

The rocket lifted off at 22:42 (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The satellite group, which is the ninth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered into the preset orbit successfully.