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China successfully sent a satellite for testing satellite internet technologies into space from a sea area near Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on Wednesday. The satellite was launched by a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket at 3:24 a.m. Beijing Time and has entered the preset orbit.

We have a pretty ordinary week in rocket launches this week as they are mostly satellite launches. An interesting rocket launching this week is the Zhuque ZQ-2, which will soon be reusable.

Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 08, 2023 - Galactic Energy has become the first Chinese private company to carry out a sea-based launch mission. The Beijing-based company announced on Tuesday evening that the sea-borne variant of its C

Private company becomes first in China to launch rocket from sea Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Galactic Energy, a private space company in Beijing, plans to launch one of its own rockets from the sea in the coming summer, which, if it succeeds, will become the first sea-based launch by the country's private sector.

In addition to the rocket launches, the company will also continue with the research and development of the Tianwen 2 asteroid probe and the Change 7 lunar probe, according to the report.

China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the countrys major space contractors.

The Smart Dragon 3, a new solid-propellant carrier rocket, made its maiden flight on Friday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the country's leading space contractor.

Chinas next-generation rocket to carry humans is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027, said a project manager.

China has been swiftly moving ahead in its space program as it launches two satellites from the Yellow Sea.