July 6
China on Wednesday
launched an experimental orbiter in the
country's Shijian satellite series from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
northwestern Gansu Province.
The satellite, SJ-11-03,
was sent to space at 12:28 a.m. (Beijing
time) by a Long March II-C carrier rocket,
according to the launch center.
The orbiter, developed by
China Spacesat Co. Ltd under China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation, will be
used to conduct space scientific
experiments, the company said.
It has been the 139th
flight of the Long March rocket series.
