Subject + 发射 + Object
发射 (fāshè) means "to launch" or "to fire." It is commonly used for rockets, missiles, satellites, and other projectiles being sent into motion or into space.
中国成功发射了一颗新的通信卫星。
Zhōngguó chénggōng fāshè le yī kē xīn de tōngxìn wèixīng.
China successfully launched a new communications satellite.
火箭预计明天上午九点发射。
Huǒjiàn yùjì míngtiān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn fāshè.
The rocket is expected to launch at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
这是今年第三次发射载人飞船了。
Zhè shì jīnnián dì sān cì fāshè zàirén fēichuán le.
This is the third crewed spacecraft launch this year.