China: China launched on Thursday the Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending two satellites into space. The mission marks another step in China's expanding space exploration efforts.
According to Qatar News Agency, the two satellites, Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52, successfully entered their designated orbits. The Kuaizhou-11 is a solid-fuel launch vehicle developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). It is capable of carrying a payload of approximately one tonne into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km.