A Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket carrying two technical experiment satellites blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Nov. 9, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua
Haiyang, Shandong: China has launched a group of new test satellites into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on Sunday.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the Long March-11 carrier rocket at 501 a.m. (Beijing Time). Three Shiyan-32 test satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.
These satellites are primarily used for conducting experiments in space-based technologies.The launch marked the 606th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.