China launches 18 satellites of G60 constellation A Long March-6A carrier #rocket blasted off from the #Taiyuan #Satellite Launch Center at 2:42p.m. Beijing Time on August 6, sending 18 commercial communication satellites into the orbit. The #G60 is one of the two #Chinese satellite internet constellations which are under construction now. By 2030, about 15,000 satellites will be sent into #space to provide integrated services such as direct mobile phone links. For the first time in China’s spac