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China has successfully launched the eleventh satellite in its Compass/Beidou-2 series

The satellite, successfully launched by China on 25 February 2024, is the 11th satellite of the BeiDou-2 GNSS system, which was put into geosynchronous orbit by a Long March 3C launch vehicle. The Long March 3C launch vehicle is a three-stage large liquid strap-on launch vehicle mainly used for launching GEO satellites with a GTO capacity of 3.8 tonnes. The launch took place at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan Province, which is an important satellite launch base in China and has a strong launch capacity to meet a wide range of domestic and international satellite launch services.

Xichang Satellite Launch Centre is an important satellite launching base in China.

The BeiDou-2 system is the second generation of China's BeiDou satellite navigation system, which consists of geostationary orbit satellites, inclined geosynchronous orbit satellites and medium-circle Earth orbit satellites to provide regional navigation services. The satellite launched this time is the fifth geostationary orbit spacecraft in the BeiDou-2 constellation, which will further enhance the service capability and stability of the BeiDou system
The development of China's BeiDou satellite navigation system.

The development of China's BeiDou satellite navigation system has gone through many stages, from the launch of BeiDou-1 to the regional service of BeiDou-2 to the global service of BeiDou-3, and each step marks China's progress in satellite navigation. At present, China is promoting the construction of the next-generation Beidou system, and plans to build a comprehensive space-time system that is more ubiquitous, more integrated and more intelligent by 2035 .

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