China on Tuesday sent a new satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.

The satellite, Tianping-3, was launched at 8:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) using a Long March-6 carrier rocket, and has successfully entered its preset orbit.

It will provide services such as atmospheric space environment surveys and orbital prediction model corrections.

The launch marked the 541st flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.