China today successfully launched its new generation carrier rocket which can carry high payloads for future space missions, including a space station which is expected to be ready by 2022.

The 53-meter, 597-tonne, vertical-standing the Long March-7 rocket was launched from Wenchang launch centre, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

About ten minutes later, its payload separated from the rocket and entered an oval orbit with a low point, or perigee, (the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth) of 200 kms and a high point, or apogee, of 394 kms

中国今天成功发射新一代运载火箭，能完成未来太空任务高运载的发射任务，包括预计2022年完工的太空站。

据新华社报道，垂直竖立的长征七号火箭，长53米，重597吨，从文昌发射中心升空。

10分钟后，载荷和火箭分离，进入椭圆轨道，近地点200公里，远地点394公里

The rocket is a medium-sized and can carry up to 13.5 tonnes to low-Earth orbit.

长征七号属于中型火箭，能将13.5吨的载荷送入近地轨道。