China successfully launches a Long March-11 carrier rocket into space

China yesterday 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, Tuesday morning. 

The satellites will be mainly used for space science and technology experiments. It was the 503rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.