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December 20, 2010
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China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System
Xichang, China (XNA) Dec 20, 2010
China successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday. It was the seventh orbiter that China has launched for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network, also known as Beidou, or Compass system. It is the 136th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets. The new satellite, launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket,joins six other satellites already in o ... read more

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