in this Nov 2020 file photo, people take photos from afar as the Long March 5 carrier rocket soars into the sky in Wenchang, Hainan province. (LIU YANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

TAIYUAN - China on Wednesday successfully sent two multimedia satellites into pre-set orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province.

The satellites were launched by a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 7:01 pm (Beijing Time).

The launch was the 382nd flight mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

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