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Four BeiDou satellites join system, last two launches set

February 28, 2020

More launches planned for March and May Four new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have […]


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Yang Changfeng, Chief Architect, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. (Photo: BeiDou)

Directions 2020: BeiDou in the new era of globalization

December 13, 2019

By Yang Changfeng Chief Architect, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System As one of the core Global Navigation Satellite Systems […]


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Four Galileo satellites were added to constellation in October 2018. (Image: GSA)

Galileo constellation grows by 4 satellites

October 29, 2018

Galileo satellites GSAT0215, GSAT0216, GSAT0217 and GSAT0218, launched in December 2017, were commissioned for operational use as of […]


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The Fregat upper stage flew the latest two Galileo satellites most of the way up to medium-Earth orbit before they finally separated. (Artist's concept, courtesy of ESA).

System of Systems: Galileo turns 12 — or 9

January 7, 2016

Galileo satellites 11 and 12 lifted off together on Dec. 17 atop a Soyuz rocket, and successfully deployed in space four hours later. Once 9 and 10 (launched in September 2015) as well as 11 and 12 are set operational, a total of nine usable satellites will be in orbit.


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BeiDou’s Newest Trio of Satellites Pass Tests

November 30, 2015

The three BeiDou satellites launched this year are sending twice as many signals as their predecessors, reports the […]


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Team Vandenberg launches its first SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex-4 Sept. 29, 2013. 30th Space Wing's 1st Air and Space Test Squadron was the lead for all launch site certification activities at Vandenberg for SpaceX as an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle New Entrant. The squadron evaluated SpaceX's flight and ground systems, processes and procedures for the upgraded Falcon-9 rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales)

SpaceX Falcon 9 Certified for GPS Launches

May 28, 2015

The U.S. Air Force has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch military satellites, clearing the way for […]


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The System: All Systems Go, with a Spring into Space

May 1, 2015

Planet Earth gained five new navigation satellites in late March, for four satellite systems. GPS. The U.S. Air […]


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