TAIPEI, May 3 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn said ‌on Sunday its ‌second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites ​were launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from ‌California, marking ⁠the electronics manufacturer’s latest push ⁠into space technology.

The company’s PEARL-1A and ​PEARL-1B satellites ​entered ​their intended ‌orbits and will conduct on-orbit missions for five years, it said.

Foxconn said the ‌two satellites ​are primarily ​designed ​to verify ‌payload technologies in the ​fields ​of communication and space science.

(Reporting by ​Wen-Yee ‌Lee; Editing by ​William Maclean and ​Joe Bavier)