China launches Long March 2C carrier rocket (1/3)

The Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province, October 14, 2012. Satellite A and Satellite B, which form Shijian (practice)-9 satellites, successfully entered preset orbits on Sunday morning. The mission is to test high precision and high stability control systems, efficient power supply and advanced thermal control technology.