China will launch the last two Beidou-3 networking satellites in March and May to complete the global networking of Beidou satellite navigation system, according to Chinanews.com.
On February 14, the Long March-3 B carrier rocket that carried out the first Beidou satellite launch mission this year arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center as scheduled. Together with the Beidou satellite that had arrived earlier, the launch site was being tested.
On February 15, the 41st, 49th, 50th, and 51st satellites of Beidou Satellite Navigation System have completed in-orbit testing and officially entered the network to continue to improve the service capabilities of Beidou Satellite Navigation System for stable operation.
Since the beginning of February, nearly 200 researchers from the Beidou Satellite System and Rocket System Test Team have entered the launch site, and other types of satellites and rockets have been tested at the same time.
After launching two geostationary orbit satellites in March and May 2020, all networked satellite launches will be completed half a year ahead of schedule.
