CHINA`S FIRST MOBILE TELECOM SATELITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.

CHINA SENT A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SATELITE INTO ORBIT FRIDAY ON TOP OF A LONG MARCH 3B ROCKET,  MARKING THE COUNTRY`S 10th LAUNCH OF 2016 ON AUGUST 6, 2016. TIANGTONG- O1 WAS DESIGNED BY CHINA ACADEMY OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS GROUND SERVICE WILL WE OPERATED BY CHINA TELECOM. IT WILL ESTABLISH A MOBILE NETWORK WITH GROUND FACILITIES, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR CHINA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OTHER AREAS. THE LONG MARCH- 3B CARRIER ROCKET WAS PRODUCED BY CHINA ACADEMY OF LAUNCH VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY. IT WAS THE 232nd FLIGHT OF THE LONG MARCH SERIES CARRIER ROCKET AND THE 36th LAUNCH OF THE LONG MARCH-3B.