The new communication satellite APSTAR-6C blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on May 4. [Photo/Chinanews.com] XICHANG, Sichuan - China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket. This was the 273rd mission of the Long March rocket series. The user of the satellite is Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Co., Ltd. The satellite will provide TV transmission, communication, Internet and multimedia services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It is the second communication satellite developed by CAST for APT Satellite, following the APSTAR-9, which went into orbit on Oct. 17, 2015. The APSTAR-6C, based on China's DFH-4 satellite platform, will replace APT Satellite's sin-orbit APSTAR-6 satellite. China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. [Photo/Chinanews.com] China has developed 15 communication satellites based on the DFH-4 satellite platform for civilian and commercial use, according to CAST. The continued cooperation between CAST and APT Satellite showed that China's communication satellite has won recognition among mainstream international satellite operators, said CAST president and CEO Zhang Hongtai. We value the international space market, and will provide our customers with first-class products and services, Zhang said. embossed-printed-wristbandpurple silicone bracelets24-hour-wristbands1 inch silicone wristbandsrubber bracelets
Photo taken on May 4, 2019 shows the naval forces participating the Joint Sea-2019 exercise. [Photo/Xinhua] QINGDAO - A six-day joint naval exercise held by Chinese and Russian navies concluded Saturday in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. With a focus on joint defense operations, the Joint Sea-2019 exercise featured joint air defense drills, joint anti-submarine drills, joint submarine rescue drills, among other joint operations. Competitions including riflery, sniping and steeplechase, as well as cultural and sports exchanges were also held. Two submarines, 13 surface ships, as well as fixed-wing airplanes, helicopters and marines participated in the exercise. The exercise has fulfilled scheduled tasks and reached set targets, achieving new high in making China-Russia joint naval exercises more real combat-oriented, information-based and standardized, said Qiu Yanpeng, chief director of the exercise from the Chinese side and deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Newly-added drills of the exercise have demonstrated the mutual trust and understanding between the two navies, said Alexander Vitko, chief director of the exercise from the Russian side and deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy. dual-layer-wristbandplain black silicone wristbandscreate your own silicone wristbandsilicone-wristbandswide rubber bracelets<%2fcenter>
