Pair of Chinese geolocation satellites flying into space

A Chinese rocket successfully propelled two satellites to the earth orbit in the early morning of April 30.

Truong Chinh-3B rocket propels two satellites into orbit on April 30 morning.

Xinhua reported that Truong Chinh-3B missile brought satellites No. 12 and 13 in the Beidou global positioning system from Tay Xuong Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province at 4.50 am April 30, local time. .

This is the first time China has launched two satellites with a rocket. The two new satellites will increase the accuracy of the Beidou global positioning system.

China will launch three more satellites this year. As planned, the process of deploying Beidou global positioning system will be completed in 2020. At that time, the system will have 30 artificial satellites.

With the launch of the two latest satellites, China's Truong Chinh missile has made 160 flights to space.