Beijing, Ramadan 20, 1437, Jun 25, 2016, SPA -- China inaugurated a new space centre on Saturday with the successful launch of a new generation of carrier rocket into space. The new space center on the Chinese island of Hainan in the South China Sea, is the country's fourth spaceport and is expected to allow China to build larger rockets which can be delivered on ships rather than trains, dpa reported. Thousands of people gathered in the island's city of Wenchang to watch the launch of the 53.1-meter-long, 597-ton Long March 7 rocket. The launch is one of many expeditions planned by China's Space Program in the coming years. --SPA 20:34 LOCAL TIME 17:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w