Third Beidou-2 IGSO Satellite Launched

News courtesy of CANSPACE listserve.

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has announced that a successful launch of the third BeiDou-2 (Compass) inclined geosynchronous orbit satellite occurred at 04:47:04 on April 10 local time (20:47:04 on April 9, UTC).

Additional information can be found at the Xinhuanet news website, at the BeiDou government website, and at CCTV News (includes video of the launch.)
 

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