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China launches new communication technology experiment satellite

By Xinhua
On 24 February 2024 at 05:35

China successfully sent a communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday.

The satellite was launched at 7:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.

The satellite will be mainly used for multi-band and high-speed communication technology experiments.

This marks the 509th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket carrying a communication technology experiment satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 23, 2024. China successfully sent a communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. The satellite was launched at 7:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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