On November 20, 2015 at 16:07 UTC (on November 21 at 00:07 Beijing time), the Chang Zheng-3B (Long March-3B) rocket-carrier was launched from Xichang Cosmodrome, Sichuan province, southwestern China. The rocket orbited the “LaoSat-1” telecommunication satellite. It the first satellite for Laos Built and financed by China.