A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China on Sept 25, 2022. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 am (2255 GMT Sept 24) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and entered the preset orbit. [Photo/Xinhua]
TAIYUAN — China launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket on Sept 25 to place two satellites in space.
The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 am (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit.
The Shiyan-14 will mainly be used to conduct scientific experiments and verify new technologies, while the Shiyan-15 will provide data in the fields of land survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
It was the 18th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A series rockets, according to the launch center.
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China on Sept 25, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China on Sept 25, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China on Sept 25, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
