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Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit

Written by  Andrew Jones Monday, 09 January 2023 08:37
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A white Ceres-1 rocket lifts off from Jiuquan amid a cloud of exhaust and sand, rising into a clear blue sky.

China conducted its first two launches of 2023 over the weekend, sending three classified payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit and five commercial satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.

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