(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TEST SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(260611) -- WENCHANG, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, June 11, 2026.

China on Thursday sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.

Launched at 3:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-5 rocket, the satellite has successfully entered its preset orbit. (Photo by Li Wenjun/Xinhua)

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