Friday, June 1, 2007

China launches communications satellite

China launches communications satellite (AP)

In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, the carrier rocket Long March 3-A blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday June 1, 2007. China on early Friday morning launched 'SinoSat-3,' a communications satellite for radio and television broadcasting, aboard a Long March-3A carrier rocket, marking the 100th flight of its Long March series. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Gang)AP - China launched a new communications satellite into orbit early Friday to provide broader radio and television signal coverage across the country, state media reported.


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