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China launches new internet satellite group

TAIYUAN, 9th April, 2026 (WAM) — China sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre 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.

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