China Launches New Set of Satellites to Enhance Global Internet Network

Doha: China launched a new set of Internet satellites on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shaanxi province, northern China. This group of 21 low-orbit Internet satellites was launched aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and successfully entered the planned orbit. According to Qatar News Agency, the launch of this batch of satellites is part of a massive project aimed at creating a space Internet network based on thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit, to provide high-speed communication services worldwide, especially in areas that lack ground infrastructure. The launch was the 637th flight mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.