Beijing, December 3 (KCNA) -- China successfully launched a satellite into space on Friday, the 10th one of its indigenous global navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, the launch center said.

The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province, was boosted by a Long March-3A carrier rocket into a geosynchronous orbit.

The basic structure of the Beidou system has now been established, and engineers are now conducting comprehensive system test and evaluation.