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CHINA LAUNCHED A NEW-GENERATION SATELLITE INTO SPACE FOR ITS INDIGENOUS GLOBAL NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING NETWORK

Published：2015-07-17

 

 

China launched a new-generation satellite into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network. It is the 17th satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The launch marked the beginning of expanding the regional BDS to global coverage.

 

The latest satellite will be tasked with testing a new type of navigation signaling and inter-satellite links, providing a basis to start building the global network, according to the center.

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  • SENEGAL | DAKAR：11.23 17:47

  • NIGERIA | LAGOS：11.23 18:47

  • EGYPT | CAIRO：11.23 19:47

  • UAE | DUBAI：11.23 21:47

  • SRI LANKA | COLOMBO：11.23 23:17

  • SINGAPORE：11.24 01:47

  • ENGLAND | LONDON：11.23 18:47

  • RUSSIA | MOSCOW：11.23 21:47

  • CHINA | BEIJING：11.24 01:47

  • AMERICA | Los Angels：11.23 10:47

  • AMERICA | New York：11.23 13:47

  • BRAZIL | San Paulo：11.23 14:47