Directions 2017: BeiDou’s road to global service
December 6, 2016
An effective approach has been taken by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), and significant progress has been […]
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An effective approach has been taken by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), and significant progress has been […]
In line with its three-step development plan, the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will constitute a complete space constellation by around 2020, when it will be comprised of five geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellites and 30 non-GEO satellites, providing services for global users.
I attended the China Satellite Navigation Conference in Nanjing in May, the fifth year of CSNC and […]
By adhering to the principles of independence, openness, compatibility, and gradualness, China has steadily pushed forward the deployment of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), following a planned three-step strategy. In 2000, BeiDou Navigation Satellite Demonstration System was completed. By December 2012, five geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites, five inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellites, and four medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites had been launched, forming the constellation, and formally beginning service provision to the Asia-Pacific region.
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