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China successfully launched two satellites into space for its
Beidou global navigation and positioning network, Xinhua news agency
reported on Monday, referring to the launch center. The Beidou-2
satellites, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the
southwestern province of Sichuan at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time Monday, were
lifted into space by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and have entered the
scheduled orbit. It is the first time China has launched two
navigation satellites, the 12th and 13th of its indigenous global
navigation and positioning network, with one rocket.
“The two satellites will help improve the accuracy of the Beidou, or Compass system,” the agency quoted the center as saying in a statement. China will launch three more satellites for the Beidou network this year and its global satellite positioning and navigation system will be completed in 2020 with more than 30 orbiters. Beidou currently provides navigation services within China and the neighboring regions. After completion, the project would become an equivalent of the USZ Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia's Glonass, and Europe's Galileo.
“The two satellites will help improve the accuracy of the Beidou, or Compass system,” the agency quoted the center as saying in a statement. China will launch three more satellites for the Beidou network this year and its global satellite positioning and navigation system will be completed in 2020 with more than 30 orbiters. Beidou currently provides navigation services within China and the neighboring regions. After completion, the project would become an equivalent of the USZ Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia's Glonass, and Europe's Galileo.
(Agencies)
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