China launches internet satellite group(1/4)

A modified Long March 6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on June 6, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yapeng)

The satellite group, the fourth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 4:45 am (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 580th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A modified Long March 6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on June 6, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yapeng)

The satellite group, the fourth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 4:45 am (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 580th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A modified Long March 6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on June 6, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yapeng)

The satellite group, the fourth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 4:45 am (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 580th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A modified Long March 6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on June 6, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yapeng)

The satellite group, the fourth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 4:45 am (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 580th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.