06 November 2017
China launched two BeiDou-3 satellites into space via a single carrier rocket to support its global navigation and positioning network at 19:45 h on 5 November. The satellites were aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket which took off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This is the first two BeiDou-3 satellites launched by China, as its self-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System officially began to expand into a global network.
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