At 0423 GMT, 15 October 2018, another Long March 3B rocket this year lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, PRC, carrying two BEIDOU-3 M satellites to MEO (Middle Earth Orbit) to bolster the “third phase” of their indigenous Beidou satellite navigation system. The satellites were designated BEIDOU -3 M15 and M16.
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The Long March 3B rocket lifts off from Xichang carrying the two BEIDOU 3 M satellites.