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📅 Oct 31, 2000
China Launches the First Beidou Satellite
On October 31, 2000, China launched the first satellite of the Beidou navigation system, its own satellite positioning service.
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📅 Oct 31, 2011
World Population Reaches Seven Billion
On October 31, 2011, the United Nations marked the world population reaching seven billion, twelve years after it passed six billion.
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📅 Oct 31, 2022
The Third Piece
China launched the Mengtian laboratory module on October 31, 2022, completing the T-shaped assembly of its space station.
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