China launch satellites for global internet network from sea for first time

China successfully launched nine satellites for a global low-Earth orbit broadband internet constellation from a sea-based platform off Shanghai, marking the world's first mobile sea-based launch of this kind. The launch set new records for payload mass and orbit altitude and demonstrated the viability of sea-based satellite launches for large payloads.

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