China ends month-long launch hiatus with separate Guowang and Shiyan-30 satellite missions

Published on March 13, 2026

China resumed orbital launch activity Thursday with a pair of missions lifting off from Hainan and Xichang spaceports, launching satellite internet and technology test satellites.

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