China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite was launched at 9:14 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully.
The launch marks the 529th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a new high-orbit internet-services satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a new high-orbit internet-services satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)
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