(KPL/Xinhua) China successfully launched a Zhuque-2E Y7 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Tuesday.

Lifting off at 2:26 p.m. (Beijing Time), the rocket deployed 10 networking satellites for a mega-constellation into their preset orbits.

The flight test mission was declared a complete success

A Zhuque-2E Y7 carrier rocket carrying 10 networking satellites blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Sept. 15, 2026. China successfully launched a Zhuque-2E Y7 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Tuesday.

KPL