China's Long March-12B rocket completes successful maiden flight
Xinhua | June 2, 2026

A Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, on June 1, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 4:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), sending a group of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation into their preset orbits. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua)


