China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites

STORY: China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket STORYLINE: China on Wednesday launched a CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket placing a commercial satellite group in space. The rocket blasted off at 2:20 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites into the planned orbit. The payloads lifted by the rocket will be used to provide commercial remote sensing services. Developed by the Beijing-based rocket maker Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was the 4th flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series, the launch center said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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