China launches its largest carrier rocket Long March-5
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China launched the third Long March-5, the largest carrier rocket of the country, from Wenchang Space Launch Centre in south China's Hainan Province on Friday evening. The rocket, Long March-5 Y3, took off from the coastal launch centre at 8:45 pm, carrying the Shijian-20 technological experiment satellite. The satellite weighed over 8 tonnes and is the heaviest and most advanced communications satellite of China.