School prepares for launch of first 'youth satellite'

The "Wenchang Youth-Wenchang Middle School" satellite, the first satellite named after a school in Hainan province, is scheduled to be launched from the nearby Wenchang Space Launch Site by the middle of next year.

"The satellite is an achievement of the construction of the Wenchang International Aerospace City and the aerospace science and technology education of Wenchang Middle School," said Wu Zhijun, the school's vice-principal, at a ceremony marking the start of the preparations on Thursday.

The day was also spent celebrating the 115th anniversary of the school.