Beidou's last navigation satellite arrives in orbit 36,000km above Earth

The final satellite of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System is launched and sent into orbit by a Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on June 30. - China Daily

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): The final satellite to complete the third-generation network of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has flown into its orbit and is in good condition, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

The State-owned space conglomerate, which is the Beidou programME's major contractor, said in a statement on Wednesday (July 1) that the spacecraft, the 59th in the Beidou family and 30th in the third-generation series, reached a geostationary orbit about 36,000km above the Earth on Tuesday afternoon after an eight-day journey.