China launched a group of 18 Gaofen Internet satellites into orbit. About this informed TV channel CGTN.
The Changzheng-6 medium-class rocket (Long March 6) with satellites was launched from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome in Shanxi Province in northern China. The satellites entered the given orbit.
This is the second batch of the Spacesail Constellation orbital grouping. The first group of such satellites was launched on August 6.
It is assumed that in the future the group will have 14 thousand devices.
It will be recalled that on the morning of September 24, China launched a Smart Dragon-3 space launch vehicle with eight satellites from a marine platform in the Yellow Sea.
China also conducted the first launch of the Long March-6C launch vehicle, a new model in this family of rockets. It launched four satellites into Earth orbit.
Earlier, China launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe to the surface of the far side of the moon. He must collect and deliver to Earth samples of the satellite's rock.
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