China launches another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space

China successfully launched a Long March-3B rocket carrying two BeiDou-3 spacecraft for its satellite navigation system. The booster took to the skies at 1:56 p.m. EDT (17:56 GMT) March 29, 2018, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province. Powered by its first stage and four liquid rocket boosters, the Long March-3B completed a short vertical ascent after liftoff before pitching toward the southeast in order to fly over the island of Hainan, toward South China Sea. More

(Source: Space Flight Insider - Mar 30)