China successfully launched the SinoSat-6 satellite for radio and television live broadcast today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was carried on the Long March 3B rocket which took the SinoSat-6 into a geostationary transfer orbit 26 minutes after the launch. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite's researcher and producer said SinoSat-6 has a designed lifespan of 15 years and will eventually work at longitude 126.4 degrees east about 35,700 kilometers above the equator.