The first Beidou/Compass inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellite has achieved geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was launched on July 31 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's Sichuan province.More>>

Various news agencies and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology have announced the successful launch of the first inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellite of the Beidou/Compass system. The launch occurred on July 31 at 21:30:04.278 UTC.More>>

President Obama issued a new National Space Policy today, according to Jason Y. Kim, National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT. The policy includes high-level language about GPS that is intended to complement the existing guidance in the 2004 PNT policy, which remains in effect.More>>

China launched another Beidou/Compass satellite, named G3, on June 2. By June 9, its apogee kick motor had placed the satellite in geostationary orbit at 84838’ east, according to NORAD tracking reports. This is close to the position initially occupied by G2 (83830’) before it started drifting....More>>

Technicians from Septentrio Satellite Navigation in Belgium have closely analyzed recent signals from China’s only mid-Earth orbit Compass satellite, M-1, and found a signal anomaly that could create losses of lock or cycle slips. Frequency spikes occurring six times in a 2.5-minute signal sample...More>>

The CPGPS 2010 Technical Forum on Satellite Navigation and Positioning will be held on August 18-20 in Shanghai, China, and is now seeking papaer submissions. The deadline for abstracts is June 1.More>>

“This is an event where one gets one’s goals for the next year.” Paul Verhoef, program director for satellite navigation programs of the European Commission, may have exaggerated for effect, and for the benefit of his audience and hosts at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit in March. But...More>>

Computers killed a trusty companion of my teenage years. That is, after those proto-computers known as pocket calculators knocked him out and left him unconscious on the cooling floor. But I come to praise my slide rule, not to bury him. With computers, it’s just numbers in, numbers out. Maybe...More>>

The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit conference, now in its eighth year, has assumed increasing importance on the international circuit of GNSS policymakers and communicators. Although with a decidedly European bent, it draws representatives from most if not all systems to mingle and present. A...More>>

A 16-member delegation from China’s Compass system attended the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, held March 3-5, and two of the delegates spoke in the opening session. Jiao Wenhai from China Satellite Navigation Office elaborated on the basic principles of the Beidou (Compass) system. More>>