On June 18, 2021 at 06:30 UTC the Chang Zheng-2C (Long March-2C) rocket-carrier was launched from Xichang Cosmodrome, Sichuan province, southwestern China. The rocket orbited three “Yaogan-30” military satellites. The Chinese government uses the Yaogan name for the country’s military satellites, and the “Yaogan-30” family is believed to be designed for a signals intelligence mission. The rocket also orbited the “Tianqi-14” small commercial data relay satellite for the Beijing-based company Guodian Gaoke.