A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a new high-orbit internet-services satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)

China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

近日，中国长征三号乙运载火箭在西昌卫星发射中心发射，成功将卫星互联网高轨卫星送入预定轨道。

The satellite was launched at 9:14 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully.

当晚9时14分，长征三号乙运载火箭在西昌卫星发射中心点火起飞，将卫星互联网高轨卫星02星顺利送入预定轨道，发射任务取得圆满成功。

The launch marks the 529th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

此次发射任务是长征系列运载火箭的第529次飞行。

Source:Xinhua

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