China Launches Commercial Carrier Rocket with 15 Satellites Onboard.

China: China today launched the Lijian-1 Y5 commercial carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard. According to Oman News Agency, the rocket blasted this morning from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China. It successfully sent the 15 satellites into their planned orbits. The payload includes the Jilin-1 Gaofen series, Yunyao-1 series, Xiguang-1 series, and a remote-sensing satellite launched for the Sultanate of Oman.