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March 12, 2020
Long March-3B launches new BeiDou-3 satellite
A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched a new BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 9 March 2020, at 11:55 UTC (19:55 local time).
Long March-3B launches new BeiDou-3 satellite
The satellite, sent into a geostationary orbit, is the 54th of the BeiDou family and the penultimate of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System. Yang Changfeng (chief designer, BeiDou), Chen Zhonggui (chief designer of BDS-3 satellites, China Academy of Space Technology – CAST) and Liu Tianxiong (deputy chief designer of BDS-3 satellites, China Academy of Space Technology - CAST) explain the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
BeiDou-3 satellite by J. Huart
The Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been independently constructed, developed and operated by China taking into account the needs of the country’s national security, economic and social development. As a space infrastructure of national significance, BDS provides all-time, all-weather and high-accuracy positioning, navigation and timing services to global users.
For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
For more information about Beidou navigation system: http://www.beidou.gov.cn/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: CASC/China Central Television (CCTV)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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