China Launches Commercial Carrier Rocket with 15 Satellites Onboard

Beijing, 11 Nov (ONA) —- China today launched the Lijian-1 Y5 commercial carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard.

The rocket blasted this morning 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 the Sultanate of Oman, into their planned orbits, China's News Agency (Xinhua) reported.

—- Ends/Khalid