A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the satellite Zhongxing-6E blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 9, 2023. China on Thursday successfully sent a new satellite into space. The satellite, Zhongxing-6E, entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite, Zhongxing-6E, was launched at 7:23 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
This launch marked the 496th mission to use a Long March series carrier rocket.
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the satellite Zhongxing-6E blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 9, 2023. China on Thursday successfully sent a new satellite into space. The satellite, Zhongxing-6E, entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua)
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the satellite Zhongxing-6E blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 9, 2023. China on Thursday successfully sent a new satellite into space. The satellite, Zhongxing-6E, entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua)
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