China’s commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches 3 satellites

In this file photo dated Dec 7, 2021, a CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. (WANG JIANGBO / XINHUA)

JIUQUAN – China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of China.

The rocket blasted off at 12:11 pm (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit.

The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. 

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