China’s Type 003 Carrier Launch Imminent

Satellite imagery captured at 7:21 AM Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on June 14, or 3:21 PM June 15th, local time in Shanghai shows that China's Type 003 Aircraft Carrier's dry docks have been flooded and ceremonial banners have been unfurled on the deck, indicating a ceremony and launch are to occur most likely within the next 24 hours. It is also Chinese President Xi Xingping's birthday on June 15th.