China’s Kuaizhou-1A Rocket Launches New Satellite

JIUQUAN, June 9 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:35 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday.

   The Longjiang-3 experiment satellite has entered the planned orbit.

   It will be used to verify satellite communication and remote sensing technologies.

   It was the 20th flight mission using a Kuaizhou-1A commercial carrier rocket.