{"id":2000106531,"date":"2026-03-26T10:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000106531"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:11:43","slug":"china-launches-two-new-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/china-launches-two-new-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches two new satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The rocket blasted off at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China&#8217;s Shanxi Province and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 05 and Siwei Gaojing-2 06, into their preset orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the 634th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"2000106536\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ax.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000106536\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying two new satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China&#8217;s Shanxi Province on March 26, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2000106534\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000106534\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying two new satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China&#8217;s Shanxi Province on March 26, 2026. 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