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China launches new internet satellite group

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-04-09 08:53

A modified Long March 6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province, on April 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

TAIYUAN -- China sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Thursday.

The satellite group, the 21st group of low-orbit internet satellites, was launched at 3:38 am (Beijing time) aboard a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket and has entered its preset orbit.

This launch marked the 637th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

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