Chinese communications satellite delivered to orbit 
21 June 2011China launched a television broadcasting and broadband communications satellite aboard a Long March rocket to replace an aging 12-year-old craft serving Asia. The satellite, carried by a Long March-3B rocket carrier, blasted off at 0:13 a.m., said a statement from the centre. The launch was the 138th mission for the Long March carrier rocket series. The satellite will provide communication, broadcasting and data transmission services for users in China and the Asia-Pacific region. It will replace the Zhongxing-5B satellite, which was launched in 1998.
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