China launches satellites for internet constellation
Xinhua |
Updated: 2025-02-11 21:40
Share
Share - WeChat
WENCHANG, Hainan -- China launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern Hainan province on Tuesday.
The satellite group, the second of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 5:30 pm (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-8 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.
The launch marks the 559th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
- Colorful nightlife lights up Yinchuan in Ningxia
- Naval vessel formation to visit Hong Kong
- A guardian of Tibetan Buddhism grottoes in remote western Xizang
- C909 marks 9 years in commercial service
- Securing the harvest: China bets on high-tech seeds and tech-driven farming
- Simplified maternity allowance to boost more birth-friendly China quest
