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Successful launch for 5th Chinese satellite Beidou, "China GPS"
Xichang, China - At the end, the system will consist of 35 satellites
China launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its satellite navigation and positioning network, known as Beidou, or “Compass” system. It was launched on the Long March 3I carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. It is the 126th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets. The satellite will joi...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1119717
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency