China on Monday successfully launched its sixth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the “Beidou,” or Compass navigation satellite took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will join five other satellites already in orbit to form a network which will eventually consist of 35 satellites. According to official Xinhua news agency, the network will provide satellite navigation services for Asia-Pacific regions by 2012 and global services by 2020.>< An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted New Britain region, Papua New Guinea today. The U.S. Geological Survey reported there are no immediate reports of any casualties of damage.