China launches new satellite into space

A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

China launched a new satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday.

The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets.