The satellite Zhongxing-1E, carried by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket, is launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. [Photo/Hainan Daily]
WENCHANG, Hainan -- China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday.
The satellite, Zhongxing-1E, was launched at 9:18 pm (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It will provide high-quality voice, data, radio and television transmission services.
This was the 437th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.