A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. The payloads, the 16th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered into preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

According to the report of Xinhua News Agency, China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket December 12, 2025 in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.The rocket lifted off at 7:00 a.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 16th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered into preset orbit successfully.

Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed the solar arrays and drive mechanisms (SADA) for the 16 group of satellites. To date, SIA has provided solar arrays and drive mechanisms (SADA) products for multiple batches of the low-orbit internet satellites lauched prevously.