A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)
The mission was the 550th flight of the Long March family.
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new group of 18 communication satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Guo Houze)