A Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket has launched a group of satellites from northwest China into orbit, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre has announced.


Officials said the rocket lifted off at 11:58 a.m. (Beijing Time) successfully placed its payload, the CentiSpace 05 satellite group, Caliber.Az reports, citing Chinese media.


Earlier, China expanded its space program by successfully launching two satellites onto a

It was launched using a Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket.


The two satellites onboard were identified as Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02, respectively.


By Bakhtiyar Abbasov