Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites into orbit
China on Monday launched a Lijian-1 Y14 carrier rocket with eight satellites onboard, Xinhua reported.
The rocket blasted off at 11:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent its payload into the planned orbit.
All the satellites onboard are high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites.
This was the 14th flight mission of the rocket series, which was developed by CAS Space, a commercial spaceflight company founded by the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
According to the rocket maker, the Lijian-1 series has sent a total of 105 satellites into space, with a combined payload weight of over 15 tonnes.
The company added that this rocket series has achieved three consecutive launches in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating its high-density launch schedule for the year.
Last week, China sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province.
