China successfully launches satellite internet high-orbit satellite

China's Long March 3B carrier rocket was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending a satellite Internet high-orbit satellite into the predetermined orbit.

According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, at 21:14 on Thursday (August 1, 2024), the Long March 3B carrier rocket ignited and took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending the satellite internet high-orbit satellite 02 into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

The satellite was developed by the Communication and Navigation Satellite General Department of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Previously, the Long March 3B rocket had successfully sent the satellite internet high-orbit satellite 01 into the predetermined orbit.