China's Long March-11 carrier rocket, carrying five satellites, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu at 12:42 pm Thursday.

 

周四下午12点42分，长征11号运载火箭搭载5颗卫星在甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空。
 

 

This has broken China's record in the number of satellites launched at the same orbital plane.

 

The satellites, named Zhuhai-1, are expected to provide global big data in sectors¹ including agriculture, forest, natural resources, environmental protection, transportation and modern finance.

 

The launch was the 272nd mission of the Long March rocket series.

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