13 satellites sent into orbit on single rocket


All at once: The ‘Long March-6’ lifting off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. — Xinhua

TAIYUAN: China successfully sent 13 satellites into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province.

The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentine company Satellogic, blasted off atop a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 11.19am on Friday.

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