China launches new satellite via Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket

A Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying Chuangxin 16(Innovation 16) satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Qiu Lijun)

XICHANG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The Chuangxin-16 satellite, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was launched at 10:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.

The satellite will mainly be used for scientific experiments and verification of new technologies.

The launch was the 16th mission by Kuaizhou-1A series rockets.

A Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying Chuangxin 16(Innovation 16) satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Qiu Lijun)