Xinhua reported this, as reported by Ukrinform.

The satellite was launched into Earth orbit by a Long March-2D launch vehicle launched at 18:00 local time (12:00 Kiev time) from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

The message states that with the help of this unnamed spacecraft, it is planned to conduct a series of large-scale experiments in orbit aimed at evaluating technologies for expanding access to the Internet to the most remote corners of the world. World.

According to the results of the research, Chinese experts aim to obtain the necessary data to create the infrastructure of future Internet technologies in space, which can revolutionize global communication and digital participation.

Today’s mission was the 498th flight of the Long March series of liquid-fueled three-stage launch vehicles capable of carrying up to 1 tonne of payload into Earth orbit.

As Ukrinform reports, on Monday, November 20, the American company SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit.