A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technologies blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec 30, 2023. The satellite was launched at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. Photo:Xinhua

China on Saturday launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit.

It was the 505th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technologies blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec 30, 2023. The satellite was launched at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. Photo:Xinhua

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technologies blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec 30, 2023. The satellite was launched at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. Photo:Xinhua

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technologies blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec 30, 2023. The satellite was launched at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. Photo:Xinhua

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite for satellite internet technologies blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec 30, 2023. The satellite was launched at 8:13 am (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. Photo:Xinhua