March 7, 1988 (, Boshin in the first month on the 20th), China's successful launch of a practical communication satellite. roaming space of Telstar


March 7, 2011 20, 1988 41, China successfully launched a practical communication satellite. That night, the satellite accurately entered a large elliptical orbit. Satellite instrument is working properly. The satellite is in accordance with the demand of the domestic satellite communication by our own design and manufacturing. Its performance and communication capacity, compared with practical communication and broadcasting satellite launched by China in 1986, a new improved and enhanced. The satellite carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's own development of the "Long March III. This is the fourth in China with the "Long March" carrier rockets to launch satellites. China People's Insurance Company of this satellite launch insurance.