China launches 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite
Xichang, Sichuan (XNA) Mar 31, 2016 -
China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 4:11 a.m. Wednesday.
The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, was taken into orbit by a Long March-3A carrier rocket.
It is the 22nd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which is being developed as an alternative ...
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