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Urgent: Launch of China's heavy-lift carrier rocket successful

Xinhua, November 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

China on Thursday successfully launched its newly-developed heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 from the coastal Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Hainan Province.

The rocket blasted off at around 8:43 p.m. Beijing Time. An official of the mission declared the launch a success about 40 minutes later. Endi