The launch was the 388th for the Long March series of rockets
BEIJING, September 9. /TASS/. China on Thursday successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
The Long March-3B launch vehicle with a satellite launched from the launch pad at 19:50 Beijing time (14:50 Moscow time). The device successfully entered the specified orbit.
The TV channel does not provide information about the purpose of the satellite. The current launch was the 388th for the Long March series launch vehicles.
The People's Republic of China is actively developing the national space program, developing meteorological, telecommunications and navigation satellites, as well as launching spacecraft for the study of celestial bodies, in particular the Moon and Mars.