China has launched two satellites into medium-Earth orbits (MEO) for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, reported the China Satellite Navigation Office.

The satellites were carried by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province and are the 13th group of third-generation BeiDou satellites operating in MEO.

The two spacecraft will start formal operation after a period of in-orbit technical verification, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.

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