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China launches carrier rocket with three satellites

Published: 19 Oct 2025 - 11:53 am | Last Updated: 19 Oct 2025 - 12:02 pm
China Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone-Satellites-Launch 19th October 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua

China Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone-Satellites-Launch 19th October 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua

Xinhua

Doha, Qatar: China has launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard on Sunday.

The rocket according to China News Agency, blasted off at 11:33 (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit.

The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites.