China has successfully placed three satellites into orbit, Azernews reports, citing International Media Outlets.

The launch of the Long March-11 (Changzheng-11) launch vehicle from a ship modified for a marine platform in the waters of the South China Sea off the coast of Guangdong Province took place at 06:39 Beijing time.

Shiyan-24C satellites are designed mainly for experiments in space science and technology.

This is the 503rd launch of the Long March series carriers.