On September 19, 2012 at 03:10 Beijing time (on September 18 at 19:10 UTC) the Chang Zheng-3B (Long March-3B) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited 2 "Beidou” (Compass) navigation satellites (Beidou DW14 и Beidou DW15) for China’s indigenous global navigation and positioning network.
