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China launches 23rd BeiDou navigation satellite

Source: Xinhua 2016-06-13 01:18:31
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CHINA-XICHANG-BEIDOU-NAVIGATION SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

XICHANG, June 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2016. China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 11:30 p.m. Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Zhiyuan)

XICHANG, Sichuan, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was taken into orbit by a Long March-3C carrier rocket. It is the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which is being developed as an alternative to U.S. GPS.

It was the 229th launch of the Long March carrier rocket.

The satellite, after entering its designed work orbit and finishing in-orbit testing, will join others already in orbit and improve the stability of the system, preparing for BDS to offer global coverage.

[Editor: huaxia]
 
China launches 23rd BeiDou navigation satellite
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-06-13 01:18:31 | Editor: huaxia

CHINA-XICHANG-BEIDOU-NAVIGATION SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

XICHANG, June 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2016. China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 11:30 p.m. Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Zhiyuan)

XICHANG, Sichuan, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was taken into orbit by a Long March-3C carrier rocket. It is the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which is being developed as an alternative to U.S. GPS.

It was the 229th launch of the Long March carrier rocket.

The satellite, after entering its designed work orbit and finishing in-orbit testing, will join others already in orbit and improve the stability of the system, preparing for BDS to offer global coverage.

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