JIUQUAN : China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test satellite for probing atmospheric density, were launched by a Lijian-1 carrier rocket at 12:12 p.m.
Beijing Time and entered the orbit successfully. The Lijian-1 solid propellant rocket was independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The mission marked the first flight of Lijian-1.
-Xinhua
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