China launches new satellite

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. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/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.