China Launches Two BeiDou Navigation Satellites

China today launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two satellites, the 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, according to China's News Agency (Xinhua). The launch was the 535th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. On 7 September 2023, China launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket to place a group of 10 commercial satellites in space. The launch marks the 534th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Source: Oman News Agency