China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Friday 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.

This marked the 616th flight mission of China's Long March carrier rocket series.