On Friday, China successfully sent a test satellite atop a Long March-2D carrier rocket into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.⁣ ⁣ Designed for experimental purposes, the satellite will support tests on Direct-to-Device(D2D) connection between satellites and smartphones via wideband, and satellite-terrestrial network convergence.⁣ ⁣ #China #ChinaTech #SpaceDay #satellite⁣ ⁣