On April 26, local time, the "Soyuz-2.1b" carrier rocket carrying 36 satellites of British OneWeb was launched from Russia's Eastern Space Launch Site.

Relevant person in charge said that 36 communication satellites were sent into predetermined orbits and completed the launch mission.

The launch is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight, and the image of the first human astronaut is painted on the mission logo.

  (Produced by Wu Rui)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]