Jiuquan: China on Monday launched two microwave mapping satellites, state media reported. The home-built Long March-2C rocket carried the satellites into space at 7:39 a.m. (2339GMT, Sunday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. According to Anadolu Agency, the satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and Siwei Gaojing-2 04, are commercial microwave mapping satellites owned by China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co., Ltd. These satellites will join a network of optical satellites, aiming to enhance the capabilities of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) integrated services. The satellites are equipped with high-precision radar payloads, providing the world with advanced all-day, all-weather, and high-resolution radar images. This launch marks the 547th flight mission of the Long March series of rockets, which are indigenously built by China. In a related development, debris from the recently launched Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket fell back to Earth late on Sunday night. The China Manned Space Agency reported that the vast majority of the remnants burned up during the reentry process.