A Long March-3B rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 11, 2025. [Photo ...

China successfully launched a new data relaying satellite into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Xinhua News reported on Thursday.

China has launched a new experimental communications satellite into low-Earth orbit, marking the country’s latest step in ...

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Credit: Ourspace HELSINKI — China launched a new Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite Wednesday, adding to the country’s on-orbit infrastructure in the geostationary belt.