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China Launches New Satellite into Space

China launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket, on Thursday, to place a new satellite, into space.

The carrier rocket blasted off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, southwest China, sending the Smart Skynet-1 01 satellite into the preset orbit.

This marks the 521st mission of the Long March series missiles.

Source: Qatar News Agency