国内英语资讯:China Focus: High-orbit BeiDou-3 satellite boosts Chinas global navigation system
<p><span word="XICHANG">XICHANG</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 2-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="BeiDou">BeiDou</span>-3 <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:57 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xichang">Xichang</span> <span word="Satellite">Satellite</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Launched">Launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="March">March</span>-3<span word="B">B</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 41<span word="st">st</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BeiDou">BeiDou</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> 16 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Beidou">Beidou</span>-3 <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="BeiDou">BeiDou</span>-3 <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 36,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geostationary">geostationary</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="BeiDou">BeiDou</span>-3 <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Changfeng">Changfeng</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Vehicle">Vehicle</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> 290<span word="th">th</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="series">series</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="augmentation">augmentation</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p>
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