On Wednesday, China successfully sent a satellite to test
satellite Internet technology into space from a sea area near the city of
Yangjiang, in southern China. CGTN writes about it, UNN reports .
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The satellite was launched by a Smart Dragon-3 rocket at 3:24 am
Beijing time and entered the target orbit.
The four-stage Smart Dragon-3 rocket, developed by the China
Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, is a commercial rocket designed primarily for the
mainly for the satellite constellation network market.
It is characterized by high efficiency, flexible launch mode and
fast launch.
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Wednesday's launch was the second flight of the Smart
Dragon rocket series after the first flight in December last year, during which 14 satellites
during which 14 satellites were placed into orbit.