Jan 16. Chang Zheng-3C / Beidou-2 Launch

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China launched it's third navigation satellite called Beidou-2. Chang Zheng-3C (Long March 3C) rocket launched Jan 16. 16:12 UTC.

Here is some info about Beidou-G2: (the previous Beidou satellite)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irGsjLAJVaY[/youtube]

Spaceflight Now's article: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/16longmarch/

Launch pictures: http://news.sohu.com/20100117/n269631776.shtml
Launch video: http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1263684073836880

 

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China Daily's article: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010 ... 332550.htm