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The Beidou (Compass) navigation satellite was successfully launched atop a Long March 3C (Chang Zheng-3C) launch vehicle, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre at 16:26 UT, 31st October, 2010.

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China will launch its sixth orbiter into space in the "coming days" as part of its plans to set up indigenous satellite-navigation and-positioning network, a top official said Friday.
A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province said the "Beidou," or Compass, navigation satellite will be launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket.
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