China has successfully launched a communication technology test satellite 6 into orbit using a Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Satellite 6 is mainly used for satellite communications, radio and television, data transmission and other services, and to carry out related technology tests and verification.
The mission is the 360th flight of the Long March family of carrier rockets.