A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a new set of test satellites for internet technology blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 24, 2026. The satellites were launched at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the preset orbits successfully. (Photo by Xu Lihao/Xinhua)
XICHANG, April 24 (Xinhua) — China successfully sent a new set of test satellites for internet technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province on Friday.
The satellites were launched at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and have entered the preset orbits successfully. ■
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a new set of test satellites for internet technology blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 24, 2026. The satellites were launched at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the preset orbits successfully. (Photo by Xu Lihao/Xinhua)
