China's third geostationary meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, is launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 23, 2008. [Li Gang/Xinhua]
(Xinhua News Agency December 23, 2008)
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![China's third geostationary meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, is launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 23, 2008. [Li Gang/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081223/000bcdb953f10aba94e208.jpg "China's third geostationary meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, is launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 23, 2008. [Li Gang/Xinhua]")
