China launches French-made communications satellite

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-06 06:11

A Chinese Long March-3B carrier rocket blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province July 6, 2007. China on Thursday evening launched

A Chinese Long March-3B carrier rocket blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province July 6, 2007. China on Thursday evening launched "Chinasat 6B", a French-made communications satellite, aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It was the 101st launch mission for the Long March series of carrier rockets. [Xinhua]


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