The Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying double satellites blasts off at 11:30 a.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2018. The two satellites will be mainly used for inter-satellite link network and earth observation technology. (Photo: China News Service/Liang Keyan)
China successfully launched new-tech experiment twin satellites on the Long March-2C rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center Wednesday morning.
The twin satellites were launched at 11:30 a.m., and entered their intended orbit.
The twin-satellites missions are to link the inter-satellite network and conduct new technology tests on satellites earth-observation.
It was the 278th mission of the Long March rocket series.
