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China launches new test satellites for internet technology

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-04-24 16:04

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. [Photo/Xinhua]

XICHANG -- 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 pm (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March 2D carrier rocket and have entered the preset orbits successfully.

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