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The first satellite, BeiDou-1A, was launched on 30 October 2000, followed by BeiDou-1B on 20 December 2000. The third satellite, BeiDou-1C (a backup satellite), was put into orbit on 25 May 2003. [28] The successful launch of BeiDou-1C also meant the establishment of the BeiDou-1 navigation system.
The original shaft, the location of which is unknown today, was dug by early explorers, and is known as "the money pit". A "curse" on the treasure is said to have originated more than a century ago and states that seven men will die in the search for the treasure before it is found. [3]
BeiDou-1, first generation experimental satellite - BeiDou-1B 20 December 2000 16:20 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3A: N/A GEO 80° E Retired December 2011: BeiDou-1, first generation experimental satellite - BeiDou-1C 24 May 2003 16:34 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3A: N/A GEO 110.5° E Retired December 2012: BeiDou-1, first generation experimental ...
The Dreamweaver: The Story of Mel Fisher and His Quest for the Treasure of the Spanish Galleon Atocha. Fletcher and Fletcher. ISBN 0-9628359-7-8; Smith, Jedwin (2003). Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-69680-3; Clyne, Pat (2010). The Atocha Odyssey.
A treasure map is a map that marks the location of buried treasure, a lost mine, a valuable secret or a hidden locale. More common in fiction than in reality, "pirate treasure maps" are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow.
Montezuma's treasure is a legendary buried treasure said to be located in the Casa Grande ruins or elsewhere in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. [1] The legend is one of many treasure stories in American folklore. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common throughout Mexico and ...
The treasure-hunter is told to do something from Cherbourg (old name Carasburc), by passing Bourges (opening), to find the Becalmed Nave. This riddle is only partially understood, but is presumed to be very important because it may point to the final zone – the "Becalmed Nave" being a reference to 600 and a special feature of the map.
Treasure Quest: Snake Island is an American reality television series produced by MAK Pictures for the Discovery Channel.The series follows a crew of treasure hunters led by Jeremy Whalen (including champion freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier) as they search for the legendary trove of Incan treasure known as the Treasure of the Trinity throughout South America.