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China launches Pakistani satellite
By Xinhua Published: Apr 26, 2026 07:50 AM
A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)


China launched a Pakistani satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Saturday.

The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-6 carrier rocket and successfully entered its planned orbit.

This launch marked the 640th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)


A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on April 25, 2026. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)