China launched a 20th satellite for its global navigation system late on Saturday, taking another step towards completing a vast network it hopes will eventually rival the global positioning system (GPS) run by the United States.
After it was launched close to midnight from the Xichang centre in southwest China, the latest addition to the Beidou constellation successfully entered inclined geosynchronous satellite orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
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