On May 12, 2020, at 01:16 UTC the “Kuaizhou-1A” rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The solid-fueled rocket-carrier orbited the first 2 “Xingyun-2” communications satellites for the planned 80-satellite Xingyun communications and data relay constellation. Xingyun’s narrow-band Internet of Things constellation is one of multiple satellite fleets being developed by Chinese space companies.