Beijing - Saba:
China launched a new communications technology testing satellite into space on Tuesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, southwest China.
According to the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the launch center announced that the satellite was successfully placed into its planned orbit. It was carried by a Long March-3C rocket, which lifted off at 2:09 a.m. (Beijing Time).
The satellite will primarily be used to conduct verification tests for multi-band, high-speed communication technologies.
This mission marks the 575th flight of the Long March carrier rocket series.

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