Reference News Network, December 13 report: According to the website of the UK's Independent newspaper on December 10, China has successfully launched three Long March carrier rockets in a single day, breaking the previous record of launch frequency held by SpaceX.
The report said that the three rockets were launched one after another within 19 hours on December 9. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation stated in a statement that the launch mission carried out in the evening of that day "was a complete success."
The group said: "This is the third launch of the Long March rocket completed today in our country, and the Long March rocket has thus set a new record of 'three launches in one day.'"
According to the report, the previous fastest launch frequency record was set in March 2024, when SpaceX launched three Falcon rockets within 20 hours and 3 minutes.
The report pointed out that the background of China's record-breaking launch frequency is that the country's space agency is seeking to rapidly expand its orbital infrastructure to make China a space power.
In the three launches on the 9th, one of them sent a group of satellite internet low-orbit satellites into the designated orbit. (Translated by Li Sha)
At 23:08 on December 9, China successfully launched the 22nd Communication Technology Test Satellite using the Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite smoothly entered the designated orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. (Xinhua News Agency)
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