A modified Long March-7 rocket, carrying a communication test satellite, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 27, 2026. (Photo: CMG)

WENCHANG, Hainan, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Wednesday.

The satellite was launched at 12:16 a.m. (Beijing time) aboard a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket and has entered its preset orbit.

The satellite is primarily intended for verifying multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technologies.

This mission marked the 645th flight of the Long March carrier rocket series.