China successfully launches test satellite for space-based internet tech
Taiyuan centre conducts sea launch as China advances satellite internet plans
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BEIJING: China launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending a test satellite into its planned orbit to promote satellite internet technology.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the SD-3 rocket blasted off at 7:32 p.m. (Beijing Time) from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China's Guangdong Province.
The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.
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