长征11号火箭成功发射5颗卫星
China's Long March-11 carrier rocket, carrying five satellites, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu at 12:42 pm Thursday.
周四下午12点42分，长征11号运载火箭搭载5颗卫星在甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空。
This has broken China's record in the number of satellites launched at the same orbital plane.
The satellites, named Zhuhai-1, are expected to provide global big data in sectors including agriculture, forest, natural resources, environmental protection, transportation and modern finance.
The launch was the 272nd mission of the Long March rocket series.