Satellites belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation are launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

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.

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

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