有关中星11号四川西昌成功发射的英文报道

China launched a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", at 0:06 am Thursday (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch center in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

北京时间周四凌晨0：06中国四川西昌卫星发射中心成功发射了通信卫星中星11号。

"Zhongxing-11" will be mainly used in providing commercial communications services for users in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement from the center.

据发射中心发表的声明，中星11号将主要用来向亚太地区用户提供商用通信服务。

The satellite was sent by a Long March-3B rocket into the preset orbit, the statement said.

中星11号是由长征三号乙发射进入预定轨道的。

It marked the 176th launch of China's Long March series of rockets.

这标志着中国长征系列运载火箭第176次的成功发射。