XICHANG, Sichuan, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- China successfully sent two new satellites into space early Monday with a Long March II C carrier rocket.

    The rocket was launched at 11:59 p.m. Sunday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center based in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

    The launch indicated a technological breakthrough in the country's development of small satellites, Chinese space scientists said. Enditem