China launches Haiyang-2E satellite(1/5)

A rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts of from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:46 am (Beijing Time) on July 2, 2026.

China launched the Haiyang-2E satellite on Thursday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This was the 654th flight of the Long March rocket family. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo)

A rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts of from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:46 am (Beijing Time) on July 2, 2026.

China launched the Haiyang-2E satellite on Thursday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This was the 654th flight of the Long March rocket family. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo)

A rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts of from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:46 am (Beijing Time) on July 2, 2026.

China launched the Haiyang-2E satellite on Thursday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This was the 654th flight of the Long March rocket family. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo)

A rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts of from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:46 am (Beijing Time) on July 2, 2026.

China launched the Haiyang-2E satellite on Thursday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This was the 654th flight of the Long March rocket family. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo)

A rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E satellite blasts of from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:46 am (Beijing Time) on July 2, 2026.

China launched the Haiyang-2E satellite on Thursday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This was the 654th flight of the Long March rocket family. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo)