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China successfully launches new test satellite
By Xinhua Published: Aug 18, 2025 09:54 AM
A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua)

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua)


 
A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Zhang Jing/Xinhua)

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Zhang Jing/Xinhua)


 
A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua)

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. (Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua)