Chinese communications satellite delivered to orbit

China launched a television broadcasting and broadband communications satellite Monday aboard a Long March rocket to replace an aging 12-year-old craft serving Asia. The Chinasat 10 satellite blasted off at 1613 GMT (12:13 p.m. EDT) Monday from the Xichang launching base in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The liftoff occurred at 12:13 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. More

(Source: Space Flight Now - Jun 21)