Doha: China launched on Sunday the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard.

According to Qatar News Agency, the rocket blasted off at 11:33 (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit.

The three satellites include the Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2) and the AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites, as reported by Xinhua.