A Long March-11 carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong province, Dec 26, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

YANGJIANG, Guangdong - China on Tuesday successfully launched a Long March-11 carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into planned orbit.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong province, at 6:39 am (Beijing Time).

The satellites, Shiyan-24C, will be mainly used for space science and technology experiments.

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It was the 503rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.