China launches new communication technology test satellite
Updated: May 13, 2025 06:53Xinhua
A Long March-3C rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2025. Launched at 2:09 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3C rocket, the satellite has entered its planned orbit successfully, the launch center said. [Photo/Xinhua]
XICHANG, May 13 -- China sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province on Tuesday.
Launched at 2:09 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3C rocket, the satellite has entered its planned orbit successfully, the launch center said.
The satellite will be used mainly to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests.
The launch was the 575th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the center.
A Long March-3C rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-3C rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-3C rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
