China sends four satellites into space

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2023. The rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. (Beijing Time), and all satellites successfully entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)

TAIYUAN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, sending 4 satellites into preset orbit.

The rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi.

Three of the satellites will be used to obtain remote sensing observation data and provide commercial remote sensing services, while the other satellite will be used for satellite communications technology verification.

This was the 479th flight mission of the Long March rocket series.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2023. The rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. (Beijing Time), and all satellites successfully entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2023. The rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. (Beijing Time), and all satellites successfully entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2023. The rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. (Beijing Time), and all satellites successfully entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)