The last BeiDou-3 satellite launch

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the last BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 23 June 2020, at 01:43 UTC (09:43 local time). The geostationary satellite is the 55th of the BeiDou family and the last satellite for China’s BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3). With the last satellite in orbit, the BDS-3 global constellation is considered completed. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)