CHINA, June 1: China successfully sent a new test satellite for internet technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province on Sunday.
The satellite was launched at 2:07 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and has entered the preset orbits successfully.
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The satellite is primarily used for technical tests and verifications for direct broadband connectivity of mobile phone with satellite, and integrated space-ground network technologies.
The launch marked the 646th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
