JIUQUAN — China successfully sent four meteorological satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.
The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit.
They will be mainly used to provide commercial meteorological data services.
It was the 23rd flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets. ■
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 25, 2023. The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
