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China launches new communication technology test satellite

CGTN

 , Updated 10:47, 13-May-2025
00:24

China sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday.

Launched at 2:09 a.m. aboard a Long March-3C rocket, the satellite has entered its planned orbit, the launch center said.

The satellite will be used mainly to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests.

The launch was the 575th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the center.

(Cover: A new communication technology test satellite is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, southwest China, May 13, 2025. /VCG)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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