China's commercial CERES-1 rocket launches 3 satellites

JIUQUAN -- China on Thursday launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending three satellites into planned orbit.

The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:00 pm (Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying the TEE-01B satellite and two other satellites.

The launch was the 14th flight mission using the CERES-1 rocket series.