A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket with solid strap-on boosters made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending two satellites into planned orbit.

The rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province at 5:50 p.

m.

北京时间3月29日17时50分，我国在太原卫星发射中心成功发射长征六号改运载火箭，顺利将两颗卫星送入预定轨道。

The modified rocket is China's first type of carrier rocket equipped with solid strap-on boosters.

It uses non-toxic and non-polluting propellants and can send satellites to the sun-synchronous orbit.

长征六号改运载火箭是长征六号火箭的改进型，是我国新一代无毒无污染运载火箭，也是我国首型固体捆绑运载火箭，用于发射太阳同步轨道卫星。

It was the 412th mission of the Long March rocket series.

这次任务是长征系列运载火箭的第412次飞行。

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