China successfully launched a Long March 6 (CZ-6) light light vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 1159 GMT on 9 July carrying five satellites. The satellites are the second Ningxia-1 group and will be used to provide commercial electronic intelligence services through RF-signal monitoring.
![The Long March 6 rocket lifts-off carrying the five satellites into LEO](https://www.seradata.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/NINGXIA-1-GROUP-2-Long-March-6-Xinhua-and-Zheng-Taotao.jpg)
The Long March 6 rocket lifts-off carrying the five satellites into LEO. Courtesy of Xinhua/Zheng Taotao
Phil Hylands contributed to this article.