A Long March-3C rocket carrying a new-generation satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 30, 2015. China launched a new-generation satellite into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 9:52 p.m. Beijing Time Monday. It is the 17th satellite for the BDS. The launch marked the beginning of expanding the regional BDS to global coverage. snapress@snakorea.com