(EyesOnSci) CHINA-SHANXI-TAIYUAN-SATELLITE GROUP-LAUNCH (CN)

(260512) -- TAIYUAN, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, on May 12, 2026. The satellite group was launched at 7:59 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its preset orbit successfully. It will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, a mega commercial Chinese low-orbit satellite network. (Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua)

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