China Launches Two BeiDou Navigation Satellites
Beijing, 19 Sep (ONA) --- China today launched two new
satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from
the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan
Province.
The two satellites, the 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou
system, were launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the
Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier
rocket, according to China's ...