The new communication satellite APSTAR-6C blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on May 4. [Photo/Chinanews.com] XICHANG, Sichuan - China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket. This was the 273rd mission of the Long March rocket series. The user of the satellite is Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Co., Ltd. The satellite will provide TV transmission, communication, Internet and multimedia services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It is the second communication satellite developed by CAST for APT Satellite, following the APSTAR-9, which went into orbit on Oct. 17, 2015. The APSTAR-6C, based on China's DFH-4 satellite platform, will replace APT Satellite's sin-orbit APSTAR-6 satellite. China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. [Photo/Chinanews.com] China has developed 15 communication satellites based on the DFH-4 satellite platform for civilian and commercial use, according to CAST. The continued cooperation between CAST and APT Satellite showed that China's communication satellite has won recognition among mainstream international satellite operators, said CAST president and CEO Zhang Hongtai. We value the international space market, and will provide our customers with first-class products and services, Zhang said. wristbands canadarubber band braceletscustom silicone braceletsfundraising rubber wristbandspersonalized bracelets for girlfriend
China's Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang receives an interview after the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] China will continue reforms to streamline administration and improve services for science workers, allowing them to focus on their research and create new innovations to benefit society, China's top science official said on Friday. At its core, technological innovation is all about talents, Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, told reporters in the minister's passage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. As a result, China issued new rules and regulations last year to motivate science workers and unleash their full innovative potential, he added. However, there are still many cumbersome administrative issues that are weighing on researchers' minds, including budgets, red tape and application forms, Wang said. Therefore, through new reforms and legislation, we hope to eliminate these issues, allowing scientists to focus their time and energy on research, he added. The ministry also is constantly in touch with researchers, entrepreneurs and experts, learning about their latest needs and formulating new reforms that can meet those demands, Wang said. We have to find ways to better serve our scientists, and let them feel their work is appreciated, he said, adding it also is important to motivate universities, research institutes and companies to work together in pushing scientific frontiers and tackling socioeconomic issues via innovations. While loosening bureaucratic restraints, China also will tighten its standards on research ethics and academic integrity, Wang said.
