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Detailed explanation-1: -China conducted another orbital launch, this time orbiting the Shijian-16 (#2) satellite via the Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4B) rocket.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mission marks the fifth launch of the Ceres-1 rocket-a small solid fuel orbital rocket designed by the company, Galactic Energy said. So far, it has successfully put 19 commercial satellites into space, setting a record for a private Chinese firm.

Detailed explanation-3: -HELSINKI-China conducted its first two launches of 2023 over the weekend, sending three classified payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit and five commercial satellites into sun-synchronous orbits. A Long March 7A lifted off from the coastal Wenchang spaceport at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, Jan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Driven by the successes of Soviet Sputnik 1 and American Explorer 1 satellite launches in 1957 and 1958 respectively, China would launch its first satellite, Dong Fang Hong 1 in April 1970 aboard a Long March 1 rocket making it the fifth nation to place a satellite in orbit.