A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying an SEO satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Aug 17, 2026. (Photo/Xinhua)

China successfully sent a new satellite into space on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province.

The SEO satellite was launched at 11:02 am (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March 2C carrier rocket. It entered its preset orbit successfully.

A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying an SEO satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Aug 17, 2026. (Photo/Xinhua)

This launch marked the 664th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series, according to the launch center.