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JIUQUAN (Xinhua) China successfully sent a test satellite for satellite internet technology into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country’s northwest, on Tuesday.
The satellite was launched at 9:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket. The satellite has successfully reached its preset orbit.
This was the 595th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
