This file photo shows the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, May 30, 2023. (PHOTO / VC)

XICHANG - China on early Sunday sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province.

The satellite, L-SAR4 01, was launched at 1:26 am (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered its planned orbit successfully.

The satellite will be mainly used to provide remote sensing information services.

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The launch was the 483rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.