China's commercial space company launches eight satellites(1/4)

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 17, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

China's commercial space company Galactic Energy sent the Yunyao-1 55-60 satellites and the AIRSAT 06 and 07 satellites into space. It was the 18th flight mission of the CERES-1 carrier rocket.

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 17, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 17, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 17, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)