TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Coast Guard District North Eastern Luzon (CGDNELZN) has imposed temporary maritime restrictions ahead of the scheduled launch of China’s Long March 7A rocket from Wenchang, Hainan, on Wednesday, May 28. The Philippine Coast Guard warned that rocket debris could fall within identified drop zones off Northern Luzon waters between 12:08 a.m.

China launched a new test communication satellite on Thursday in a pivotal step to validate technology essential for next-generation orbital connectivity speeds and reliability. The Communication Technology Test Satellite No 25 was sent into orbit on a Long March 5 rocket launched from the Wenchang spaceport in the southern island province of Hainan at 3.30pm on Thursday. “The satellite will be mainly used to verify multi-band, high-rate satellite communication technologies,” state broadcaster...