China’s Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site completes first mission

WENCHANG, Hainan, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — China on Saturday night successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.
The Long March-12 carrier rocket sent two experimental satellites into their planned orbits.
The mission was the maiden flight of the Long March-12 carrier rocket, and the first launch mission undertaken by the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. ■