The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China
The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China
05/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/12/2026 19:30
China launches new satellite group for commercial constellation
TAIYUAN, May 12 -- China sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday.
The satellite group was launched at 7:59 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. It will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, a mega commercial Chinese low-orbit satellite network.
This launch marked the 642nd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center.
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