The Chinese were back in action on Thursday, launching the sixth Compass-G satellite into orbit via their Long March 3C (Chang Zheng 3C)Â launch vehicle. The 15:33 UTC launch from the LC2 launch complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province marked 15th successful orbital launch this year for China.
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China has launched a new pair of navigation satellites today to upgrade its satellite navigation…
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The Chinese have launched a pair of navigation satellites, marking the first time a Long…
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The Chinese were back in action on Friday, launching the fifth Compass-G satellite into orbit…
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BeiDou-2 (COMPASS-G2) – China’s second geostationary navigation satellite – has launched from the Xichang satellite…
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