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China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on US satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
A rocket carrying the fifth of a planned array of 35 orbiters blasted off from the Xichang space launch centre in Sichuan, southwest China, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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The Chinese Long-March-3 rocket with the Beidou (Compass) navigation satellite was successfully launched from the Xichang space centre, at 21:30 p.m. GMT, 31st July, 2010.

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BEIDOU
1 36828U 10036A   10212.71112873  .00000580  00000-0  10000-3 0    14
2 36828 055.1730 218.5973 7298736 175.2257 201.6406 02.27537355    15


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China will launch its fifth orbiter into space, as part of its satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, in the next few days.
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