China will launch three more satellites for its Beidou GNSS, reports CRIenglish.com and People's Daily Online. Two satellites will be launched in June, and another in October.More>>

The two BeiDou-2/Compass satellites launched on April 29 became active on May 6. Several tracking stations in the Asia/Pacific area began tracking the satellites at about 08:00 UTC.More>>

Reports in daily news media such as the Washington Post and Denver Post that “Lockheed Martin will lose its entire fee of about $70 million to defray an 18 percent cost overrun” on GPS III satellites misconstrue the facts. Don Jewell, contributing editor for GPS World, said after informal talks...More>>

Web chatter indicates that the launch of a pair of BeiDou-2/Compass medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center will take place around April 23. This will be the first time that a pair of BeiDou-2/Compass satellites is launched on a single rocket. The satellites are...More>>

The National Academies Press has released Global Navigation Satellite Systems, the report of a joint workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering held in Shanghai, China, on May 24 and 25, 2011.More>>

The BeiDou-2/Compass G5 satellite launched on 24 February 2012 has achieved an initial approximately geostationary orbit. The current sub-satellite east longitude is 57.23 degrees. The intended final orbital slot may be 58.75 degrees, one of the previously announced orbital locations and one used...More>>

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has announced the successful launch of its latest BeiDou-2 satellite. Launch time was 16:12 UTC.More>>

A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has been issued by Chinese authorities for a satellite launch on Thursday, February 24, at about 16:20 UTC. According to web reports, the launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center will orbit the fifth geostationary satellite in the BeiDou-2/Compass constellation.More>>

A press conference on the Beidou/Compass navigation system was held at the State Council Information Office in Beijing December 27 to announce the official start of operational positioning, navigation, and timing services to China and surrounding areas and the public release of a "beta" or test...More>>

The following updates to GNSS constellations is provided by the CANSPACE Listserv. Included are updates on GPS, GLONASS, Beidou-2/Compass, and SDMA.More>>