Sharjah24 – Reuters: China successfully launched a satellite into the preset orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday.

The Shijian-21 was boosted by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 9:27 Beijing Time.

The satellite will be used for the verification of space debris mitigation technology.

This was the 393rd flight of the Long March rocket series.