China's carrier rocket puts 3 satellites in space in first commercial mission

China's carrier rocket puts 3 satellites in space in first commercial mission Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 10, 2017 - China's solid-fueled carrier rocket Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) put in space on Monday three satellites as part of its first commercial launch, Xinhua news agency reported. The carrier rocket with JL-1, CubeSatsXY-S1 and Caton-1 satellites was launched from northwestern China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at around 12:11 p.m. local time (04:11 GMT). The JL-1 satellite was developed to pr ... more

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