China launches CentiSpace-1 navigation enhancement satellites
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Photo: Wang Zhigang via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/.
On Oct. 7, China launched a pair of satellites designed to enhance BeiDou navigation signals.
The CentiSpace-1 S5 and S6 satellites were launched via a Long March 11 solid rocket that lifted off at 9:10 a.m. EDT from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea. Launch success was confirmed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 90 minutes later.
The CentiSpace-1 satellites are designed to enhance the accuracy of signals from China’s Beidou navigation and positioning satellite system. The satellites will also conduct inter-satellite laser link experiments.
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