Published: 09:46, April 9, 2026
China launches new internet satellite group
By Xinhua
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Aug 17, 2025. (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.