Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Experiment-5 satellite lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Nov 25, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
China successfully launched the Experiment-5 satellite into a preset orbit with the Long March-2D carrier rocket at 10:12 a.m. Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The satellite will conduct technological experiments and environmental surveys.
It is the 185th launch of the Long March series of carrier rocket.
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