China launches new communication test satellite

China on Wednesday sent a new communication test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province.

Launched at 00:16 (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-7A carrier rocket, the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication validation tests. The launch marks the 645th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.