A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the "ChinaSat 26" satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The "ChinaSat 26" satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted, shipborne and airborne terminals.
The launch marks the 463rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. ■
