The CERES-1 Y8 carrier rocket carrying the Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02A satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug 25, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HAIYANG — China on Tuesday sent a sea-launched rocket into space from the waters surrounding Haiyang, a coastal city in the eastern province of Shandong, placing four satellites into planned orbit.

The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5:34 pm (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission.

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It was the 9th flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series, the launch center said.