17 May 2012
China will launch another three satellites for the Beidou system. Two satellites will be launched together on a single rocket in August, and another will be launched in October, said Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, at the third China Satellite Navigation Conference, which opened in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the system is expected to be adopted by some of China's neighboring countries in the next year or two. "Many of China's neighboring countries, such as Pakistan and Mongolia, have shown strong interest in the system," Ran said.
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