China launches Zhongxing-9B satellite

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-9B satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 9, 2021. The satellite was launched at 7:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Chen Jianyong/Xinhua)