China launches new telecommunication satellite

STORY: China launches new telecommunication satellite DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the satellite being launched 2. various of the staff STORYLINE: China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday. The APSTAR-6E telecommunication satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully. The satellite is mainly used to provide high-throughput communication services for Southeast Asia region. The launch was the 460th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230113) -- XICHANG, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the APSTAR-6E telecommunication satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 13, 2023. The satellite was launched at 2:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230113) -- XICHANG, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the APSTAR-6E telecommunication satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 13, 2023. The satellite was launched at 2:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230113) -- XICHANG, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the APSTAR-6E telecommunication satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 13, 2023. The satellite was launched at 2:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230113) -- XICHANG, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the APSTAR-6E telecommunication satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 13, 2023. The satellite was launched at 2:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)