China’s CERES-1 rocket launches new satellites from sea
2025-05-20 21:26 Xinhua
China launches a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the waters near East China's Shandong province on May 19, 2025, placing four new satellites into planned orbit. [Photo by Tian Weitao/For chinadaily.com.cn]
HAIYANG, Shandong -- China launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the waters near East China's Shandong province on Monday, placing four new satellites into planned orbit.
The commercial rocket blasted off at 3:38 pm (Beijing Time), carrying the four satellites belonging to the Tianqi constellation.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center carried out the offshore launch.
China launches a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the waters near East China's Shandong province on May 19, 2025, placing four new satellites into planned orbit. [Photo by Tian Weitao/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The crowd wait on the beach to watch the launch of a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the waters near East China's Shandong province on May 19, 2025.[Photo by Tian Weitao/For chinadaily.com.cn]
