China sends new communication satellite into space(1/9)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

The satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. It marked the 577th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 20, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)