On January 16, 2020, at 03:02 UTC the “Kuaizhou-1A” (“Speedy vessel”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The rocket orbited the “Yinhe-1” (Galaxy) experimental telecommunication satellites. The satellite will perform technology verification tests for GalaxySpace, which plans to deploy up to 144 satellites in low Earth orbit to provide Q-band, V-band and Ka-band broadband services in the next few years.