Tag: Beidou
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China expands reach of Beidou navigation network with another launch
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1807 GMT Sunday (1:07 p.m. EST), or 2:07 a.m. Beijing time Monday, with two more Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: CALT Two more Beidou navigation satellites launched from China on Sunday, ending a record run of 18 satellite deployments this year for the Chinese alternative to GPS and…
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Chinese Long March 3B launches another two Beidou satellites
China successfully launched a new pair of navigation satellites on Sunday marking China’s 33rd launch of the year. The launch of Beidou-3M17 and Beidou-3M18 took place from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/YZ-1 (Chang Zheng-3B/YZ-1) launch vehicle. Launch time was 18:00UTC and it took over…
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China maintains launch pace with another Beidou mission
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off Thursday from the Xichang space center. Credit: CALT China chalked up another launch Thursday with the on-target delivery of a Beidou navigation satellite destined for an operating post in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles over the equator. The navigation station lifted off at 1557 GMT (11:57 a.m.…
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China marks 32nd launch of 2018 with latest Beidou lift off
China has launched a new navigation satellite on Thursday, marking its 32nd orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3G1Q (Beidou-1) took place from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) launch vehicle. Launch time was 15:57 UTC. The Beidou-3G satellites are the Geosynchronous…
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Long March 3B conducts China’s 28th launch of the year
China has launched a new pair of navigation satellites on Thursday, marking its 28th orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3M15 and Beidou-3M16 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/YZ-1 (Chang Zheng-3B/YZ-1) launch vehicle. Launch time was 04:23 UTC and it took…
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Expansion of China’s Beidou satellite fleet continues with successful launch
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off Wednesday with two more Chinese Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: Xinhua Another successful launch Wednesday carried two more Beidou satellites into orbit, continuing a string of missions to push China’s independent navigation network closer to global coverage and adding international search-and-rescue support to the program’s portfolio. The satellites climbed…
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Long March 3B lofts two more satellites as the Chinese continue to up the pace
Pushing through what is set to be a record-breaking year for the Chinese, a new pair of navigation satellites were launched on Wednesday – marking the country’s 25th orbital launch of the year so far. The launch of Beidou-3M13 and Beidou-3M14 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan…
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China sets new national record for most launches in a year
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with two Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: Xinhua Two navigation satellites joined China’s growing Beidou network with a successful rocket flight Friday that set a new record for the most Chinese space launches in a year. The satellite duo lifted off at 2352 GMT (7:52 p.m. EDT) Friday from…
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Long March 3B launches latest Chinese GPS satellites
A new pair of navigation satellites were launched on Friday by China, marking its 23rd orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3M11 and Beidou-3M12 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/Y1 (Chang Zheng-3B/Y1) launch vehicle. Launch time was 23:52 UTC and took…
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Another pair of Chinese navigation satellites successfully launched
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 0148 GMT Sunday (9:48 p.m. EDT Saturday) from the Xichang space center in southwestern China with two Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: CALT A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched two satellites Sunday to become the eighth and ninth spacecraft added to the country’s Beidou navigation system so…