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China launches new satellites from sea

Global Times

By Xinhua Published: Sep 09, 2025 07:26 AM Updated: Sep 09, 2025 10:59 AM

A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Tuesday morning from east China's Shandong Province, sending the Geely-05 constellation satellites into planned orbits.

The rocket blasted off at 3:48 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Rizhao.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.



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