China on Wednesday in the morning launched into low near-Earth orbit 18 satellites of the Qianfan Internet system (a thousand sails), which will provide commercial Internet services and will compete with Starlink Ilona Mask. Spacecraft brought into space the Changzhen-8 Y6 launch vehicle, which started from the first commercial cosmodrome in the island province of Hainan in southern China. This is reported by CGTN. This is the fifth batch of satellites of the constellation Qianfan, a competitor of the leading supplier of the service of the satellite Internet STARLINK, American billionaire Ilon Mask and providing satellite Internet for remote areas, schools and hospitals. Today's launch was first made from launching pad No. 1 of a commercial cosmodrome in Hainan. The construction of the Cosmodrome on Hainan Island began in July 2022, the first start was carried out in November 2024. The construction of the second stage of the cosmodrome is now under construction.

The launch was the 563rd mission of the Changzhen series missiles, which are the basis of the Chinese space transport system. As you know, on November 11 of last year, China launched a commercial launch vehicle Lijian-1 Y5, which brought 15 satellites of surveillance of land to the near-Earth orbit, including the spacecraft of remote sensing. China launched a testing satellite for communication technologies of the New VID in Telegram that WhatsApp. PIDS INSIALLY OUR CANEL HTTPS: // T. Me/korrespondentnet ts WhatsApp Author: 1.