This was reported by Xinhua, which Ukrinform reported.

The launch vehicle was launched from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in the Gobi Desert in northwest China and successfully launched satellites 07, 08, 09 and 10 into planned orbit. They will be included in the newly created meteorology group, where they will be used to provide commercial services in the field of meteorology.

The first two Tianmu-1 satellites were launched into orbit in January this year, and four more were launched in March.

The Chinese Kuaizhou rocket (translated as “fast boat”) is designed for cheap and rapid launch of small satellites into Earth orbit. Its development began in 2009 on the basis of the Dongfeng-21 medium-range military missile.

The launch of this carrier is carried out using a mobile launcher and can be carried out from any spaceport in China. It only takes six personnel and approximately 24 hours to prepare for the launch.

The first launch of Kuizhou-1A with a payload took place almost ten years ago – in September 2013, and the current one is already the 21st.

In February 2016, Expace Technology was established in China to provide commercial satellite launch services on carrier Kuizhou-1A to customers worldwide. It is stated that the future version of the rocket, Kuaizhou-11, can launch a payload of up to one ton to an orbit at an altitude of 700 km.

As Ukrinform reports, the world’s first launch vehicle using methane as fuel has been successfully launched into space in China.