# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXhr2CXAGs2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64685325-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2a84507285.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-24T19:35:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

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.⁣
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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.⁣
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#China #ChinaTech #SpaceDay #satellite⁣
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## Stats

- **Views:** 6,349
- **Likes:** 422
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- **Comments:** 10

## Tags

china, satellite, spaceday, chinatech

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