China Launches Four New Satellites Continuing the development of its commercial space technologies, China has successfully sent the Cras-2 satellite launch vehicle into Earth orbit along with a payload of practical satellites. The Kers-2 Y3 rocket was launched from the Jioquan Satellite Launch Center and successfully placed four satellites into the 535 km orbit of Khurshid Ahang. This satellite set will be used for ocean monitoring, weather forecasting, scientific research and space observation. ournews. go.