New rocket makes successful flight 1 2021-03-13 08:35:31China Daily Editor : Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download Left: A Long March 7A carrier rocket is ignited before blasting off its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Friday. LIU JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Right: The trajectory of the rocket lights up the sky over Hainan island early on Friday morning. The rocket is tasked with sending satellites into high-altitude orbits. LIU YANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The newest addition to China's carrier rocket family－the Long March 7A－made its first successful flight at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province early Friday morning, sending a technology demonstration satellite into space.