The two satellites, launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, will conduct space-related experiments including exploring space environment and measuring radiation in space, Xinhua news agency said.

The two satellites, both with a designed life of more than two years, were manufactured respectively by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and DFH Satellite, it said.

The launch marked the 92nd flight of Long March series of carrier rockets and the 50th consecutive successful launch of the rocket series since 1996, when China had its most recent Long March rocket launch failure, Xinhua said.

In 1981 China became the fourth country in the world capable of launching more than one satellite aboard a single carrier rocket, it added.

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