China has successfully launched another group of satellites for its commercial low-orbit satellite network, further expanding the country’s growing space-based communication infrastructure.
The launch took place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday at 7:59 p.m. using a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The rocket successfully deployed 18 satellites into their preset orbit.
The newly launched satellites are part of the Spacesail Constellation, which now has a total of 144 satellites in orbit, including the latest additions. The constellation is being developed as a large-scale commercial low-earth orbit satellite network aimed at strengthening telecommunication capabilities.
China plans to eventually expand the network to nearly 15,000 satellites, significantly increasing its satellite communication coverage and connectivity services.
The modified Long March-6 rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. The launch vehicle supports single, paired, and stacked satellite launches and can carry payloads of at least 4.5 tonnes to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km.
The latest mission also marked the 642nd flight mission of China’s Long March carrier rocket series.
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