A Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province, September 25, 2022. /CMG
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province, September 25, 2022. /CMG
China launched a Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying two satellites into space on Sunday morning.
The rocket blasted off at 6:55 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province and sent the Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15 satellites into the preset orbit.
Shiyan means “experiment” in Chinese. Shiyan-14 will mainly be used for scientific experiments and new technology verification, while Shiyan-15 will be used for land survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
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