China Launches New Internet Satellites from Hainan
海南发射新卫星
Hǎi nán fāshè xīn wèixīng
8:19 min video · 20 sentences · 7 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
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About this lesson
On Sunday, October 25, 2026, a Long March-8A rocket lifted off from Hainan carrying the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites, which reached their planned orbit.
How to practise
Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the news story section by section with pinyin and English.
Repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause: real news, in words you know.
At the end, check the recap and tell us what you think in the YouTube comments.
海南发射新卫星Hǎi nán fāshè xīn wèixīng
China Launches New Internet Satellites from Hainan
In this lesson
Say simple words for a rocket launch
Learn where Hainan is
Hear dates and times in Chinese
Key takeaways
A Long March-8A rocket lifted off from Hainan on October 25, 2026
It lifted off at 10:03 a.m. Beijing time
It carried the 28th group of internet satellites
The satellites entered the planned orbit
Your turn: Have you ever watched a rocket launch, or would you like to?
Key words 生词
Chinese
Pinyin
English
Level
火箭
huǒjiàn
rocket
HSK 6
卫星
wèixīng
satellite
HSK 5
海南
hǎinán
Hainan
长征八号甲
chángzhēngbāhàojiǎ
Long March-8A
轨道
guǐdào
orbit
HSK 6
特点
tèdiǎn
special feature
HSK 2
帮助
bāngzhù
help
HSK 2
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