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China launches new communications satellite

CGTN

 , Updated 11:39, 23-Aug-2024
00:36

A new communications satellite, the ChinaSat 4A satellite, was sent into orbit on Thursday from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.

The new satellite was launched at 8:25 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket. It will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services.

The launch was the 532nd flight mission of the Long March series of rockets.

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