24 April 2017
China's Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket departed northern China's Tianjin Port for the launch base in southern Hainan 24 April.
The 24 April is also China's second Space Day, which was chosen to mark the anniversary of the country's first satellite launch Dongfanghong-1 in 1970.
Carried by special rocket-carrying ships, the rocket will arrive in Wenchang, Hainan Province, for the scheduled launching of the Shijian-18 communication satellite in June.
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