Posted: Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 11:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)

China launched a space environment satellite Thursday. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:01 pm EDT (2301 GMT). It carried a Shiyian-6 satellite, which Chinese media said will be used for space environment surveys, although it disclosed no additional details about it.