China successfully launches 13 satellites into orbit with a single rocket

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China on Friday successfully sent 13 satellites, including 10 from Argentina, into the orbit in what was stated to be the biggest launch of foreign satellites by the country that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars to the communist nation.

The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentinian company Satellogic, blasted off atop a Long March-6 carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province.

According to officials, Friday’s launch was the 351st by the Long March rocket series. Last year the official media reports said that China plans to launch 90 earth observation satellites for Satellogic. China has been using its space rockets to put satellites of several countries, including close ally, Pakistan.