
Two satellites, Xingyun-2 01 and 02, are launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 12, 2020. China on Tuesday sent two satellites into orbit to test the space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications technology. The satellites were launched here at 9:16 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. They have successfully entered their planned orbit. (Photo by Shan Biao/Xinhua)