China launches new satellite group for commercial constellat

TAIYUAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new satellite group into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.

The satellite group was launched at 5:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. It will form part of the Spacesail Constellation, a mega commercial Chinese low-orbit satellite network.

This launch marked the 655th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center.