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China’s 22,370-mile declassified spy satellite alarms US after 18-month secret reveal
This high-altitude system significantly surpasses US radar satellites, which remain confined to low Earth orbit. The project, led by senior engineer Ni Chong at the China Academy of Space Technology ...
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Third Generation Beidou Satellite Navigation System
With the BeiDou system set to be completed in May, China is stepping up efforts to sell other countries on its global satellite navigation system.
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China’s GPS rival BeiDou prepares to take off as Beijing moves to strengthen home-grown satellite navigation
BeiDou and GPS are two of the four core providers of global satellite navigation systems, along with Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System, or GLONASS, and the European Union's Galileo.
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Laos, China partner in use of satellite technology
The satellite data management and service centre, BeiDou, will be built on a 10-hectare site in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, with a service unit located in Don Tiu village in Xaythany ...