A new communication technology experiment satellite is launched at 11:41 pm (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 24, 2021. (GUO WENBIN / XINHUA)

XICHANG- China successfully launched a new communication technology experiment satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday.

The satellite was launched at 11:41 pm (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.

This launch marked the 386th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. 

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