By Berk Kutay Gokmen

ISTANBUL (AA) - China on Monday launched a group of internet satellites into space aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket, according to state-run Xinhua News.

The launch took place at 3.48 pm local time (0748GMT) from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.

The payloads, the 19th group of low-orbit internet satellites, successfully entered their planned orbit, the report said.