China successfully tests new model space rocket

China today successfully launched a new model of carrier rocket Long March-11 for sending four micro satellites into space from the country's northwestern province.
The rocket blasted off from from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The solid propellant rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
The rocket will mainly be used for launching micro-satellites.
A statement from the academy said the successful launch of the rocket marked a major breakthrough for the nation in key technology for solid propellant rockets.

The trip was the 211th mission for the Long March rocket family.