A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a communication technology experiment satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Dec. 30, 2021. The satellite has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Zheng Zhongli/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday.
The satellite was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 0:43 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit.
The launch marked the 405th mission of Long March series carrier rockets. Enditem
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a communication technology experiment satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Dec. 30, 2021. The satellite has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Zheng Zhongli/Xinhua)
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a communication technology experiment satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Dec. 30, 2021. The satellite has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Zheng Zhongli/Xinhua)
