China's commercial CERES 1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites

JIUQUAN -- China on Thursday launched the CERES 1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, sending seven satellites into planned orbit.

The commercial rocket blasted off at 12:03 pm (Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying seven satellites, including the Xiguang 1 01 satellite.

The launch was the 7th flight mission using the CERES 1 rocket series.