WENCHANG, Hainan, Nov. 30 -- China on Saturday night successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.

The Long March-12 carrier rocket sent two experimental satellites into their planned orbits.

The mission was the maiden flight of the Long March-12 carrier rocket, and the first launch mission undertaken by the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site.