Navi-satellites sent into space

China sent twin satellites into space on Friday on a single carrier rocket to help its BeiDou system provide navigation and positioning services to countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. The Long March-3B carrier rocket took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 7:18 am. The twin satellites are coded as the 26th and 27th satellites in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. This is the first launch of BeiDou satellites in 2018.