PHOTO / CHINA
Successful launch
By cnsphoto Published: Mar 28, 2026 10:58 AM
A Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket, carrying the Shiyan-33 satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 27, 2026. Launched at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully reached its preset orbit. Photo: cnsphoto

A Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket, carrying the Shiyan-33 satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 27, 2026. Launched at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully reached its preset orbit. Photo: cnsphoto