China has launched an experimental Shiyan-9 communications satellite.
This is reported by representatives of the China Corporation of Aerospace Science and Technology on the official page of the department of the social network WeChat.
The launch of the Long March-3B launcher with a spacecraft on board took place from the Sichan Cosmodrome at 00:43 local time.
The satellite has now been successfully launched into the target orbit.
Previously, the British OneWeb communications satellites launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome have also been launched into target orbits.