An SQX-1 solid commercial carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on April 7, 2023.(PHOTO/XINHUA)

JIUQUAN - China successfully launched SQX-1 commercial carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday.

The rocket blasted off at 3 pm (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending the Di'er-1 satellite into the planned orbit.

It was the sixth flight mission of the SQX-1 commercial carrier rocket.