A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the waters near east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Xu Baoxiang/Xinhua)

China launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the waters near east China's Shandong Province on Monday, placing four new satellites into planned orbit.

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the waters near east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Xu Baoxiang/Xinhua)
A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the waters near east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the waters near east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the waters near east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2025.(Photo by Xu Baoxiang/Xinhua)

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The commercial rocket blasted off at 3:38 p.m. (Beijing Time), carrying the four satellites belonging to the Tianqi constellation.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center carried out the offshore launch.

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