China's Kuaizhou-11 launches two satellites into space

A Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending two satellites -- Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 -- into the planned orbits. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The rocket lifted off at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending two satellites -- Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 -- into the planned orbits.

A Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending two satellites -- Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 -- into the planned orbits. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending two satellites -- Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 -- into the planned orbits. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Sept. 17, 2026. The rocket lifted off at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending two satellites -- Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 -- into the planned orbits. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)