
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying two new satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province on March 26, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 6:51 am (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 05 and Siwei Gaojing-2 06, into their preset orbit. It marked the 634th flight mission of the Long March carrier series rockets. Photo: VCG