BEIDOU

Aug. 2, 2020

China’s President Xi Jinping officially commissioned its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System constellation.

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  • China’s navigation system uses a network of satellites and can provide positional accuracies of under ten metres (GPS provides positioning accuracies of under 2.2 metres).

  • China initiated BeiDou in 1994. BeiDou offers services including accurate positioning, navigation and timing as well as short message communication.

  • By completing BeiDou, China now has its own navigation system, which will compete with systems developed by other countries.

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