(250411) -- XICHANG, April 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 11, 2025. China sent a new communication technology test satellite into the planned orbit early on Friday.
The satellite was launched at 12:47 a.m. (Beijing Time). It will be used mainly to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. (Photo by Xu Lihao/Xinhua)
