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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WENCHANG, HAINAN PROVINCE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China on Saturday successfully launched a new constellation of low-orbit satellites for satellite internet from the Hainan Commercial Satellite Launch Center in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.
The Long March-8A launch vehicle lifted off at 3:53 PM Beijing time. It successfully placed the 14th batch of low-orbit internet satellites into their designated orbit.
The Long March 8A, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, is 50.5 meters long and has a takeoff weight of 371 tons. It can launch a payload of up to 7 tons into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km.
This launch vehicle made its maiden flight in February of this year and has since entered into an intensive launch mode.
The current mission marks the first time that a Long March 8 series launch vehicle has switched from conventional petroleum-based rocket kerosene to coal-based rocket kerosene as its primary fuel.
The new fuel is environmentally friendly, easy to store and transport, and more economical. Its characteristics remain stable and reliable, similar to petroleum-based rocket kerosene, making it possible to create a "green energy" source for future high-frequency launches.
This was the 612th flight for the Long March series of launch vehicles, and the fifth for the Long March-8A. -0-
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