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China launches two satellites to test space-based communications technology

They have successfully entered their planned orbit, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

May 12, 2020 / 10:58 IST
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China on Tuesday successfully launched two satellites to test the space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications technology. The satellites, Xingyun-2 01 and 02, were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.

They have successfully entered their planned orbit, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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first published: May 12, 2020 10:50 am

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