China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites

STORY: China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Saturday launched the CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. Developed by the Beijing-based high-tech company Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into orbit. The launch was the sixth flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230722) -- JIUQUAN, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 22, 2023. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230722) -- JIUQUAN, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 22, 2023. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230722) -- JIUQUAN, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 22, 2023. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230722) -- JIUQUAN, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 22, 2023. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-CARRIER ROCKET-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230722) -- JIUQUAN, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 22, 2023. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)