A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an SEO satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Aug. 17, 2026. The SEO satellite was launched at 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time). It entered its preset orbit successfully. This launch marked the 664th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua)
TAIYUAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a new satellite into space on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
The SEO satellite was launched at 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket. It entered its preset orbit successfully.
This launch marked the 664th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center. ■
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an SEO satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Aug. 17, 2026. The SEO satellite was launched at 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time). It entered its preset orbit successfully.
This launch marked the 664th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua)
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an SEO satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Aug. 17, 2026. The SEO satellite was launched at 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time). It entered its preset orbit successfully.
This launch marked the 664th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua)
