China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China on Thursday launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket, placing the country's first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite in space.

The rocket blasted off at 09:43 Beijing Time (0143 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, sending the Smart SkyNet-1 01 satellite into its preset orbit.

The Smart SkyNet-1 01 satellite is China's first medium Earth orbit broadband telecommunications satellite that provides broadband communications services.

It was the 521st flight mission of the Long March rocket series.

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

China launches first medium-orbit broadband telecommunications satellite

The China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation Base in Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province has handled more than 30,000 TEUs so far this year, according to data released on Friday by the Nanjing Customs.

The volume achieved a year-on-year increase of 32.8 percent, the data showed.

The freight trains handled by the logistics base serve customers in Central Asian countries and regions such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, transporting over 100 varieties of goods including finished vehicles, home appliances, clothing, food, and potash fertilizers.

China-Kazakhstan logistics cooperation base in Lianyungang handles 30,000 TEUs in 2024