Private Chinese rocket maker launches 7 satellites
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Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, on Thursday, carried out the seventh flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket to deploy seven satellites into orbit.
The CERES 1 Y7 rocket blasted off at 12:03 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and placed the satellites into their preset orbits, the company said in a news release.
The Y7 in the rocket's designation code means that the rocket was the seventh of its type.