Doha: China launched today a Lijian-1 Y15 carrier rocket, carrying five satellites into space.

According to Qatar News Agency, the rocket lifted off at 7:33 am local time from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, successfully placing the satellites into their designated orbits.

This mission is the 15th flight of the Lijian-1 rocket series, following the success of the 14th flight on Jun. 15. That flight placed eight commercial remote sensing and environmental monitoring satellites into orbit.