China launches new satellite

China on Thursday launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket, placing a new satellite in space.　

The rocket blasted off at 9:43 a.m. (Beijing Time) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, sending the Smart SkyNet-1 01 satellite into its preset orbit.　

It was the 521st flight mission of the Long March rocket series.　

(Reported by Ma Shuaisha, Ma Yujie, Cui Wanying, Chen Haojie; Edited by Ma Yuxuan)