China's second sea-based space launch places 9 satellites in orbit

Designed and built by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the Long March 11 is the only solid-fuel rocket in the Long March family, the pillar of China's space programs.

It is 20.8 meters long, has a diameter of 2 meters and a liftoff weight of 58 tons. The academy says it can place satellites in low-Earth orbits or sun-synchronous orbits.

It made its debut flight in September 2015 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert.

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