(CNN) China successfully launched its new-generation Long March 7A rocket early Friday morning on its second attempt, sending an experimental satellite into orbit. The rocket launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in China's southern Hainan province. The rocket carried the Shiyan-9 satellite to test new technologies such as space environmental monitoring, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). People set up tents to wait to see the launch of Long March-7A on March 12 in Wenchang, Hainan, China. The Long March 7A is a three-stage rocket with four boosters, measuring 197 feet (60.1 meters) long and 11 feet (3.35 meters) in diameter.

Source: CNN March 12, 2021 06:56 UTC