China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellites

China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of China.

The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending three satellites into the planned orbit.

The launch was the third flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series.