A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 2, 2026. China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. (Photo: Xinhua)

China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite took off at 7:46 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the satellite into the planned orbit.

The launch was the 654th by the Long March rocket series.