Approved.

[1] This comment was written on a report Zhou Enlai submitted to Mao Zedong at 7:00 a.m.
on April 24, 1970. The report stated that my country's test launch of its first satellite using a
three-stage rocket had been approved by Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Lin Biao as early
as 1968, but all preparations were not completed until this spring. By the end of
March, the carrier rocket and satellite had arrived at the base, and after inspection and
testing, they were deemed feasible. A meeting was held in Beijing in mid-April, and after
discussion among all parties, it was deemed feasible for launch. Currently, the rocket and
satellite have been erected at the launch site, and after inspection and testing, all identified
problems have been resolved. "We now intend to approve the launch tonight, requesting
the Chairman's approval." Zhou Enlai also submitted to Mao Zedong the launch request from
the Chinese People's Liberation Army's National Defense Science and Technology
Commission dated April 23. On the evening of April 24, China's first artificial earth satellite,
Dongfanghong-1, was successfully launched.