China launches new satellite group

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying a group of satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 21, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 7:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Yunyao-1 43-48 satellites into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket, placing a group of satellites into space.

The rocket blasted off at 7:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Yunyao-1 43-48 satellites into the preset orbit.

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying a group of satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 21, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 7:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Yunyao-1 43-48 satellites into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying a group of satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 21, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 7:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Yunyao-1 43-48 satellites into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying a group of satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 21, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 7:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Yunyao-1 43-48 satellites into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)