The two satellites are put into orbit on a Long March rocket from a launch site in Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
The two satellites are put into orbit on a Long March rocket from a launch site in Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
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Blast-off for China’s new-generation Beidou-3 satellites to rival GPS

Probes were due to go into orbit in July, but mission was postponed after failure of two other satellite launches

The two satellites are put into orbit on a Long March rocket from a launch site in Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
The two satellites are put into orbit on a Long March rocket from a launch site in Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
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