双语新闻：中国发射新卫星，加强北斗三号系统服务

China has sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System into space.

中国为北斗三号导航卫星系统发射了两颗新卫星。

They are the first medium-Earth orbit satellites launched since BDS-3 was formally commissioned to provide satellite navigation services worldwide.

这是北斗三号系统正式投入使用，为全球提供卫星导航服务以来发射的第一颗中地球轨道卫星。

They will upgrade the reliability and service capabilities of the BeiDou system.

他们将提升北斗系统的可靠性和服务能力。

Deputy chief designer Xie Jun says they are aiming to better integrate the system in new technologies.

副首席设计师谢军表示，他们的目标是更好地将该系统与新技术结合起来。

China officially commissioned the Navigation Satellite System in July 2020, becoming the third country around the world to have an independent global navigation satellite system.

2020年7月，中国正式启用卫星导航系统，成为世界上第三个拥有独立全球卫星导航系统的国家。