
China sent out a new communication satellite into orbit on Tuesday from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan.The ChinaSat-3B satellite was launched aboard a Long March-7A carrier rocket at 7:50 p.m.
Beijing Time and has actually entered its pre-programmed orbit.The satellite will supply voice, data, radio and television transmission services.The launch marked the 577th objective of the Long March series provider rockets.