China's Kuaizhou-11 Y7 rocket launches 8 new satellites--Chi

JIUQUAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending eight new satellites into preset orbits.

The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site.