ChinaSat-9C Communications Satellite Launch | Xichang Satellite Launch Center FriendsofNASA.org: China successfully launched the Zhongxing-9C (ChinaSat-9C) communications satellite into geostationary orbit (GEO) at 8:37 pm (Beijing Time) on Friday, June 20, 2025, using a LongMarch-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province. This 5.5 ton satellite is designed to provide communications services for live television broadcasts over 15 years. The

497K views · 1.1K reactions | China successfully sent the world's first 6G communications test satellite into orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on November 6. | CGTN | Facebook

1.2M views · 37K reactions | Israel successfully launches Dror-1 communications satellite into orbit The communications satellite reached 36,000km above Earth aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries despite wartime challenges. Traveling at 3km per second, it will orbit Earth every 30 hours to serve Israel's communication needs for years to come. | The Jerusalem Post | Facebook

India has launched what it says is the heaviest satellite ever lifted from the country, using an Indian-made launcher. The BlueBird Block-2 is the largest commercial communications satellite in orbit and is designed to provide space-based cellular broadband to smartphones. | Al Jazeera English