China launches new satellite via Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket

STORY: China launches new satellite via Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch of a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Chuangxin-16 satellite STORYLINE: 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. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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

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

(220823) -- XICHANG, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Chuangxin-16 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 23, 2022. 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. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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

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

(220823) -- XICHANG, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Chuangxin-16 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 23, 2022. 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. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)