A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the 21st satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Southwest China’s Sichuan province on Feb 1. China launched a new-generation satellite into orbit that will support its global navigation and positioning network at 3:29 pm Beijing Time on Feb 1.[Photo/Xinhua]
XICHANG, Sichuan province — China launched a new-generation satellite into orbit that will support its global navigation and positioning network at 3:29 pm Beijing Time Feb 1.
Launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the satellite was boosted by a Long March-3C carrier rocket. It is the 21st satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, putting China one step closer to providing an alternative to the US-operated GPS.
