Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites

A Long March rocket launch sent four satellites into orbit late Friday to provide commercial X-band radar imaging services. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 10:39 p.m. Eastern Nov. 8 (0339 UTC, Nov. 9) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Insulation tiles fell away from the rocket as it climbed into clear blue skies. The announcement of launch success that followed revealed the payloads to be the PIESAT-2 (Hongtu-2) 01-04 radar satellites. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Nov 10)