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China launches commercial Lijian 1 Y5 carrier rocket

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-11 13:09

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The Lijian 1 Y5 commercial carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard blasts off at 12:03 pm (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in Northwest China on Nov 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

JIUQUAN -- China on Monday launched the Lijian 1 Y5 commercial carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard.

The rocket blasted off at 12:03 pm (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and sent the 15 satellites, including the Jilin 1 Gaofen series, Yunyao 1 series, Xiguang 1 series, and a remote-sensing satellite launched for Oman, into their planned orbits.

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