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China launches new satellite into space
By Xinhua Published: Nov 12, 2026 09:44 AM
A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)


A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)


A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)


A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)