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China launches communications satellite

Posted: Sat, May 24, 2025, 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
China launched a communications satellite Tuesday. A Long March 7A rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island at 7:50 am EDT (1150 GMT) and placed into orbit the ChinaSat-3B communications satellite. ChinaSat-3B will provide a variety of communications services, but Chinese officials provided few details about those services. Some ChinaSat satellites likely have military or intelligence applications, such as secure communications for the People's Liberation Army.

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