The Long March-8 rocket carrying 22 satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2022. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

The "Qimingxing-1" nano-satellite. (Photo provided by Wuhan Univerisity)

China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket.

Among these satellites, the "Qimingxing-1" nano-satellite is mainly developed by a team consisting of more than 50 students from Wuhan University. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Ruan Xinqi)