JIUQUAN, Gansu – China on Wednesday launched an experimental orbiter in the country’s Shijian satellite series from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwestern Gansu province.
The satellite, SJ-11-03, was sent to space at 12:28 am (BJT) by a Long March II-C carrier rocket, according to the launch center.
The orbiter, developed by China Spacesat Co. Ltd under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, will be used to conduct space scientific experiments, the company said.
It has been the 139th flight of the Long March rocket series.
Source: China Daily