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A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Sept. 25, 2022. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (2255 GMT Saturday) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua) TAIYUAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to place two satellites in space. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit. The Shiyan-14 will mainly be used to conduct scientific experiments and verify new technologies, while the Shiyan-15 will provide data in the fields of land survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and mitigation. It was the 18th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A series rockets, according to the launch center. 
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Sept. 25, 2022. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (2255 GMT Saturday) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua) 
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Sept. 25, 2022. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (2255 GMT Saturday) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua) 
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Sept. 25, 2022. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (2255 GMT Saturday) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and entered the preset orbit. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)
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