A CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2021. The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending five small satellites into the planned orbit. It was the 2nd flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

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

It was the 2nd flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. 

A CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2021. The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending five small satellites into the planned orbit. It was the 2nd flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2021. The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending five small satellites into the planned orbit. It was the 2nd flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2021. The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending five small satellites into the planned orbit. It was the 2nd flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)