China launches group of 18 communication satellites in Qianfan network

China launched a group of 18 communication satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Tuesday evening.

Developed by Shanghai-based satellite maker Genesat, the second batch of satellites in the Qianfan network to be deployed into orbit, were carried by a Long March 6A rocket that blasted off at 7:06 pm and went into preset orbit shortly after.