China’s Long March 6C rocket maiden flight launches satellite with umbrella-shaped antenna

China's new Long March 6C rocket launched the Neptune-01 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on May 7, 2024.

Neptune-01 has a umbrella-shaped parabolic antenna for Earth imaging.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)