Bei Dou 3 satellites launched by Long March 3 B

A Long March3B rocket launched two new BeiDou3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 24 August 2018, at 23:52 UTC (25 August, 07:52 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the designated orbit after flying for more than three hours. The twin satellites are the 35rd and 36th in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, respectively the 11th and 12th for the BeiDou3 system. Another six BeiDou3 are scheduled to be launched in 2018, China expects to have a basic system with 18 BeiDou3 satellites orbiting by the end of the year. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)