ComNav Technology tracks third-generation Beidou signals

January 10, 2018  - By

Following the successful launch of the third-generation BeiDou satellites, ComNav Technology has been tracking and decoding the BD-3 satellite signals to provide better high-precision positioning services in the near future.

As the world’s fourth navigation satellite system, the construction of BeiDou satellite navigation network consists of three steps: experimental period from 2000 to 2003, regional coverage by 2012, and global reach by 2020.

On Nov. 5, 2017, the launch of two third-generation BeiDou satellites indicates that China has begun to upgrade its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System with global-coverage capabilities, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.

The new-generation BeiDou satellites feature better accuracy, stability and signal clarity, thanks to improvements in laser communication devices, intersatellite links and atomic clocks.

Moreover, 18 third-generation BeiDou satellites will be launched by the end of 2018 to cover all nations involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. By the end of 2020, worldwide high-precision GNSS users are able to benefit from global reach of the third-generation Beidou system.

ComNav Technology has tracked and decoded the latest format BD-3 satellite signals: B1C and B2a from satellites Beidou-19 and Beidou-20.

The following figure shows the BD-3 No. 20 signal tracked with the SinoGNSS K708 GNSS OEM board.

Chart: ComNav

Chart: ComNav

According to ComNav, with its strong R&D capability in high-precision GNSS, ComNav Technology plans to grow with the third-generation BeiDou navigation system to bring better positioning services all the time.

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About the Author: Tracy Cozzens

Senior Editor Tracy Cozzens joined GPS World magazine in 2006. She also is editor of GPS World’s newsletters and the sister website Geospatial Solutions. She has worked in government, for non-profits, and in corporate communications, editing a variety of publications for audiences ranging from federal government contractors to teachers.