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China to gradually build a global satellite navigation system 2008-11-13
Beidou Navigation Testing Satellite, accurate orbit satellites, satellite and test work smoothly. China will continue in the next few years, the Beidou navigation satellite launch campaign, plans to meet around 2008 China and the surrounding areas of user demand for satellite navigation systems, and network systems and testing, and gradually expanded into global satellite navigation system.This system will be used mainly for the country s economic construction, transportation, meteorology, petroleum, marine, forestry, communications, public security departments and other special sectors to provide efficient navigation and positioning services. The launch of satellites and used to launch the LM-3A carrier rocket from the China Aerospace Technology Group Company owned Chinese Institute of Space Technology and China Research Institute of Carrier Rocket Technology. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gangshe at 4:11 on April 14, 2007, China s Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the LM-3A carrier rocket, will be a success of the Beidou navigation satellite into orbit.