XICHANG, Sichuan Province, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to launch a new communications satellite, Zhongxing-9, with a Long March-3B rocket carrier on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

    Both the satellite and carrier were in good conditions, and the weather was suitable for satellite launching, sources from the center said.

    Zhongxing-9, a satellite ordered by China Satcom and produced by the France-based Thales Alenia Space, will be used for television live broadcast before the Beijing Olympic Games.