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China launches Guowang satellites

Posted: Sun, Aug 3, 2025, 12:00 PM ET (1600 GMT)
China launched a new batch of satellites for its Guowang constellation on Wednesday. A Long March 8A rocket lifted off at 3:49 am EDT (0749 GMT) from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. The launch carried an undisclosed number of satellites for the Guowang constellation. A Long March 8A launch in June for Guowang carried nine satellites. Guowang is widely seen as China’s answer to Starlink, offering a sovereign, dual-use satellite network to secure both civil and strategic communications infrastructure.

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