China successfully launched the No.2 telecommunication technology test satellite late Thursday night from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was launched at 11:18 p.m. by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.

The No.2 telecommunication technology test satellite is launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday night, January 5, 2017. [Photo: mod.gov.cn]