China launched a satellite for its BeiDou navigation system system on Tuesday night (May 16), the first time it had done so in nearly three years. The BeiDou satellite lifted off atop a Long March 3B ...

A Long March 2C rocket ignites at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, May 21, 2023, carrying science and SAR satellites to orbit. Credit: OurSpace HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches last week ...

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A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the 59th and 60th Beidou navigation satellites into orbit, Sept. 19 (UTC), 2024. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China has announced a strategic roadmap for ...

A visitor checks out a city safety risk monitoring and warning platform supported by Beidou Navigation Satellite System during the 4th International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, Hunan ...

Side boosters of the Long March 3B rocket used to launch two Chinese satellites may have fell near inhabited areas. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

China's satellite navigation ambitions are accelerating, with plans for a next-generation BeiDou system taking shape amid growing commercial adoption of the technology. The expansion comes as Chinese ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's homegrown satellite navigation system will bring untold economic, social and military benefits and other countries in Asia are welcome to use it, the director of China's ...

China launches a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 9, 2020, only one step away from ...

The spacecraft is the 56th BeiDou satellite to get off the ground. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China launched a satellite for ...