TAIYUAN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new satellite group into space on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.

The satellite group, which is the sixth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, was launched at 1:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully.

The launch marks the 557th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.