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A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan 33 test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on March 27 2026 Photo by Wang Jiangbo For chinadaily

Aerospace Development

China successfully launches new test satellite

JIUQUAN, Mar 28 – China successfully sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country’s northwest, on Friday.

The Shiyan 33 satellite was launched at 12:11 pm (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March 2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket. The satellite has successfully reached its preset orbit.

This was the 635th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

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