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China Launches New Satellites, Boosts Global Internet Coverage

6/8/2025

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China has made a significant leap in its quest for global Internet coverage, successfully launching a new set of low Earth orbit satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre at 4:45 a.m. Beijing Time. This mission, utilizing a modified Long March-6 rocket, is the fourth in its Internet constellation project and marks the impressive 580th launch in the Long March series.

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China has made a significant leap in its quest for global Internet coverage, successfully launching a new set of low Earth orbit satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre at 4:45 a.m. Beijing Time. This mission, utilizing a modified Long March-6 rocket, is the fourth in its Internet constellation project and marks the impressive 580th launch in the Long March series.