China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into the planned orbit.
The commercial rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m.(Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying seven satellites, including the Xiguang-1 01 satellite. The launch was the 7th flight mission using the CERES-1 rocket series.