China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellites

The CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Aug. 9, 2022. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 (0411 GMT) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of China.

The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit.

The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series.

The CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Aug. 9, 2022. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 (0411 GMT) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Aug. 9, 2022. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 (0411 GMT) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Aug. 9, 2022. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 (0411 GMT) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)