China launches satellite for global broadband communication

3,079 views · Published 22 December 2018 · 0:42 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2018 · News & Politics

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China has launched a communications satellite, marking the first step in building a vast network in space, capable of covering the entire world with broadband Internet service. A Long March-11 rocket carrying the experimental satellite blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China this morning. It then entered its preset orbit. The launch is part of the Hongyun Project, backed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. The firm plans to launch four more satellites before the end of 2020 to form a small network for Hongyun's trial run to provide global Internet service.

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