China successfully launches CERES-2 carrier rocket

A CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 7, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday launched a CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard.

The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. 

A CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 7, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 7, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 7, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket with four satellites onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 7, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)