12K views · 82 shares | China launched a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 19:55 Monday (Beijing Time), paving the way for its completion and full global coverage in May. | CGTN | Facebook

2K views · 877 reactions | Spring ploughing in Inner Mongolia, N China, is more efficient and precise thanks to the adoption of automated seed planters powered by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System | China Xinhua Sci-Tech | Facebook

8.3K views · 526 reactions | An unmanned rice transplanter equipped with #Beidou navigation system was applied at a farmland in NE China’s #Heilongjiang Province recently. Compared to manual labor, the device can control the planting distance more accurately, providing the best growth space for rice. | People's Daily, China | Facebook

Twin satellites launched to develop China’s BeiDou system The pair blasted off on a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 1:03 p.m. BJT from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and entered the preset orbit about three hours later. | CGTN

Chinese President #XiJinping attended a ceremony marking the completion and launch of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, read congratulatory messages on the completion of the BeiDou-3 system. | CGTN