A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

XICHANG — China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send five new satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province on Monday.

The A to E satellites belonging to the Head-3 micro-satellite constellation were launched at 1:32 pm (Beijing Time), and entered the planned orbit successfully.

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The satellites will mainly be used for providing commercial remote-sensing services.

The launch was the 27th mission undertaken with Kuaizhou-1A series rockets.