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At least four new BeiDou-2 (Compass) satellites will be launched in 2009 by the team at the China Satellite Navigation Project Center. And a Russian launch vehicle will carry a Chinese micro-satellite into space in late 2009. If everything goes according to plan, Yinghuo-1, China's first Mars pro...

A Chang Zheng-3C rocket with the Beidou 2G F-2 (Compass) navigation satellite is scheduled to launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on the 16th January, 2010. China will launch more navigation satellites next year to develop the second-generation Beidou satellite navigation system -...

China is expected to launch two navigation satellites early next year as part of a plan to build a global navigation positioning network. The launch of the two "Beidou" (Compass) satellites, scheduled for the beginning of 2007, is expected to cover China and parts of neighbouring countries by 20...

China launches 4th navigation satellite China successfully launched its fourth orbiter into space at 23:53 (15:53 GMT) Wednesday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. The launch was disclosed by the Ministry of Industry an...

China will launch its fifth orbiter into space, as part of its satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, in the next few days. Read more

A Chinese Long March 3A rocket is scheduled to launch a Beidou 2 (Compass) navigational satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan province, on the 10th April, 2011. The second-generation Beidou satellite navigation system is China's equivalent to the US GPS nav...

China will launch the ninth orbiter into space in "coming days" as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. The "Beidou," or Compass, navigation satellite will be launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket, said an unnamed spokesman for the Xic...

China will launch its sixth orbiter into space in the "coming days" as part of its plans to set up indigenous satellite-navigation and-positioning network, a top official said Friday. A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province said the &...

China successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan Province at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday. It was the seventh orbiter that China has launched for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network, also known as Be...

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At least four new BeiDou-2 (Compass) satellites will be launched in 2009 by the team at the China Satellite Navigation Project Center. And a Russian launch vehicle will carry a Chinese micro-satellite into space in late 2009. If everything goes according to plan, Yinghuo-1, China's first Mars pro...
Beidou Beidou 2G F-2 Satellite (Preview)	Mission News	6	1589	Jan 19 20:50 2010 by Blobrana
A Chang Zheng-3C rocket with the Beidou 2G F-2 (Compass) navigation satellite is scheduled to launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on the 16th January, 2010. China will launch more navigation satellites next year to develop the second-generation Beidou satellite navigation system -...
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China is expected to launch two navigation satellites early next year as part of a plan to build a global navigation positioning network. The launch of the two "Beidou" (Compass) satellites, scheduled for the beginning of 2007, is expected to cover China and parts of neighbouring countries by 20...
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A Chinese Long March 3A rocket is scheduled to launch a Beidou 2 (Compass) navigational satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan province, on the 10th April, 2011. The second-generation Beidou satellite navigation system is China's equivalent to the US GPS nav...
Beidou Beidou-2 M2 (Preview)	Satellites	2	1143	Jul 31 11:22 2011 by Blobrana
China will launch the ninth orbiter into space in "coming days" as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. The "Beidou," or Compass, navigation satellite will be launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket, said an unnamed spokesman for the Xic...
Beidou Beidou (Compass) navigation satellite (Preview)	Satellites	1	951	Nov 1 11:39 2010 by Blobrana
China will launch its sixth orbiter into space in the "coming days" as part of its plans to set up indigenous satellite-navigation and-positioning network, a top official said Friday. A spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province said the &...
Beidou Beidou (Compass) navigation satellite (Preview)	Satellites	0	1087	Dec 18 08:57 2010 by Blobrana
China successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan Province at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday. It was the seventh orbiter that China has launched for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network, also known as Be...