China Launches New Group of Internet Satellites

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

WENCHANG, Hainan Province, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — China's new group of low-orbit satellites successfully launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday.

The launch of the constellation, the eighth of its kind, was carried out at 14:43 Beijing time by a Long March-5B carrier rocket and an Expedition 2 upper stage. It will be used to provide satellite internet services.

The spacecraft successfully reached their designated orbits.

This was the 588th flight of the Long March series launch vehicles. -0-

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