China launches 4A satellite(1/7)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

The satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. It was the 532nd flight mission of the Long March series rockets.

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)