A Long March-2D carrier rocket, carrying a group of satellites, blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 19, 2026. Launched at 6:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the satellite group, the PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites, entered the preset orbits successfully. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua)
TAIYUAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China launched a group of satellites on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.
Launched at 6:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the satellite group, the PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites, entered the preset orbits successfully.
According to the launch center, the launch marks the 668th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. ■
