China launches test direct-to-device satellites for multiple projects

China capped a busy month of launches by sending four new satellite internet test satellites into orbit with a workhorse hypergolic rocket. The Long March 2D lifted off at 2:07 p.m. Eastern May 30 (1807 UTC) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. Orange exhaust briefly illuminated the launch infrastructure before the hypergolic-propellant rocket climbed into the night sky. CASC Commercial Rocket Co., state-owned CASC’s domestic commercial launch services arm, declared the launch successful, delivering four satellites to orbit. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 2)