China 's commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket sends 5 satellites into space

China on Wednesday launched the commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket, sending five satellites into planned orbit.

The rocket blasted off at 7:33 Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellites onboard the rocket are the CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)-01 and CAS-02, the Jilin-1 SAR 01A, and the Yunyao-1 21 and 22.

The launch is a complete success, marking the fourth flight mission of the Lijian-1 carrier rocket series.

China 's commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket sends 5 satellites into space

China 's commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket sends 5 satellites into space

China 's commercial Lijian-1 Y4 carrier rocket sends 5 satellites into space

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 5 pips to 7.0103 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0103 against USD Tuesday