China successfully launched a test satellite for satellite internet technology into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in northwest China, on Tuesday local time.
The satellite was launched. Beijing using a Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to it. The satellite successfully reached its designated orbit.
This is the 595th flight mission for the Long March series of carrier rockets.
A Long March-2C carrier rocket, with a Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached and carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technology, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on September 16, 2025. The satellite successfully reached its designated orbit. (ANTARA/Xinhua/Wang Haixia)
A Long March-2C carrier rocket, with a Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to it and carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technology, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on September 16, 2025. The satellite successfully reached its designated orbit.
