XICHANG, China, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- China launched a Long March 3A carrier rocket Thursday, putting a communication satellite into orbit around the Earth, officials said.
The rocket was launched at 12:09 a.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported.
The "Zhongxing-20A" satellite is expected to improve China's radio and television broadcasts, officials at the launch center said in a statement.
It was the 135th launch of a Long March series rocket since April 24, 1970, the state-run news agency said.
Source: United Press International (UPI).
Link: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/11/26/China-puts-satellite-in-orbit/UPI-10631290751130/.
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