BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM SEA

China on Tuesday successfully launched a Long March-11 carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into planned orbit.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province, at 6:39 a.m. (Beijing Time). The satellites, Shiyan-24C, will be mainly used for space science and technology experiments.

BEIDOU SATELLITES

China on Tuesday sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket.

PATENT EXAMINATION STANDARDS

China will continue to improve patent examination standards in new fields and new forms of industry to facilitate patent grants of green and low-carbon technologies and future industries, the National Intellectual Property Administration said on Tuesday.

Patented technologies have provided support for the accelerated development of green and low-carbon industries represented by electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells.