At 0800 GMT on 21 May China successfully launched a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The mission placed three satellites into LEO for two Chinese universities: Luojia 2-01, a SAR microsatellite for Wuhan University and Aomen Kexue-1A/B, two small satellites to study the magnetosphere from the Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST).
The Long March 2C rocket lifts-off carrying its three payloads. Courtesy: Xinhua/Wang Jiangbo
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