China launches commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket

China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y4 commercial carrier rocket with five satellites onboard, according to Xinhua News Agency. The rocket blasted off at 7:33 am (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China and sent a group of satellites, including the Jilin-1 SAR01A satellite and Yunyao-1 21-22 satellites, into their planned orbits. Source: Emirates News Agency