China launches CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites (1/5)

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, carrying CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

This was the 17th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center.

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, carrying CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, carrying CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, carrying CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket, carrying CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)