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China launches Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard
October 19, 2025 | 11:20 AM
China launched on Sunday the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard.
China's news agency (Xinhua) said that the rocket 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 the Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites, Xinhua added.
October 19, 2025 | 11:20 AM