Twin satellites launched to develop China’s BeiDou system The pair blasted off on a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 1:03 p.m. BJT from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and entered the preset orbit about three hours later. | CGTN

Chinese President #XiJinping attended a ceremony marking the completion and launch of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, read congratulatory messages on the completion of the BeiDou-3 system. | CGTN

On December 26, two new BeiDou satellites were launched into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, paving the way for further development of the next generation of Chinese satellite navigation technology. #SpaceChina | CGTN