JIUQUAN -- China successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket to send four new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:20 am (Beijing Time) on Thursday.

The four satellites, belonging to the Tianmu 1 meteorological constellation, have entered the planned orbit.

They will mainly be used to provide commercial meteorological data services.

It was the 21st flight mission using a Kuaizhou 1A commercial carrier rocket.