(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SHANDONG-COMMERCIAL ROCKET-SATELLITES-SEA LAUNCH (CN)

(240111) -- HAIYANG, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather in front of a screen to watch the launch of a Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites, on the Lianli Island of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China on Thursday sent a sea-launched Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the commercial rocket at 1:30 p.m. (Beijing Time). It was the first flight mission of the YL-1 commercial carrier rocket. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)