The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08 am (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on June 22, 2022. (WANG JIANGBO / XINHUA)

JIUQUAN - China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08 am (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit.

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The satellite is mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection.

It was the 15th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center.