China is ready to challenge US domination in the world of navigation and mappingBig plans are in the making. China has launched the final leg of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite system, or BDS, completing the build-out o...
11 Aug, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
China celebrates completion of BeiDou Satellite System that could rival the US' GPSThe satellite is part of the third iteration of the BeiDou system known as BDS-3, which began providing navigation services in 2018 to coun...
31 Jul, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
China successfully launches last satellite for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite SystemThe satellite was launched on Tuesday morning from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
23 Jun, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
China launches new high-orbit satellite to boost its global navigation systemThe satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the southwestern Sichuan Province, state-run Xinhua reported.
02 Nov, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
China launches two more satellites to beef up GPS-style systemThe satellites were launched from a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province.
15 Oct, 2018, 06.43 PM IST
China launches twin navigation satellitesThe twin satellites were developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
25 Aug, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
China launches two navigation satellites into spaceThe satellites and the rocket for today's launch were developed by the innovation academy for microsatellites at the Chinese Academy of Sci...
12 Jan, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
China's navigation system gets powerful chip to improve positioningThe chip supports the new generation of BDS-3 satellites for high-precision navigation and positioning, the report said.
16 Sep, 2017, 07.33 PM IST
China's BeiDou GPS system to expand co-op to S Lanka, Southeast AsiaBeiDou established the first batch of three overseas Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) and its networking in Chonburi Provin...
01 Apr, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
China to launch more satellites for its navigation networkNamed after the Chinese name for the Big Dipper constellation, the BeiDou system is designed to offer an alternative to America's Global po...
07 Mar, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
China looks to Mars, Jupiter explorationChina plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
30 Jan, 2017, 04.27 PM IST
Homegrown satellite navigation system 'reliable, free': ChinaBy 2020, BDS is expected to serve global users and it will "provide open satellite navigation services free of charge," the report said.
16 Jun, 2016, 10.29 AM IST
China launches 23rd navigation satellite BeiDou Navigation SatelliteThe 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China...
13 Jun, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
China launches 21st satellite for own global navigation systemChina successfully launched the 21st satellite into orbit to support its ambitious global navigation and positioning network that it hopes ...
01 Feb, 2016, 09.57 PM IST
China to set up BDS international maritime surveillance centreChina is planning to build a maritime surveillance centre in its Tianjin port city to monitor the accuracy of its homegrown satellite syste...
24 Nov, 2015, 08.44 PM IST
China launches 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation systemLaunched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the satellite was boosted by a Long March-3B carrier...
30 Sep, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
China launches first "new generation" satellite for BeiDou GPSBeiDou is the Chinese equivalent of the United States NAVSTAR Global Positioning System and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System.
31 Mar, 2015, 04.43 PM IST