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Beidou

Mission Reports

China launches final Beidou navigation satellite

June 23, 2020 Stephen Clark

China launched the capstone satellite for the Beidou navigation constellation Tuesday, adding the final piece to a global network to rival the U.S. military’s GPS fleet providing positioning, timing, and search and rescue services.

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Last Beidou satellite launch postponed by rocket trouble

June 15, 2020 Stephen Clark

Ground crews at the Xichang launch center in China postponed the launch of a Long March 3B rocket into orbit Tuesday that was to complete the deployment of the Beidou navigation fleet, a project approved by the Chinese government in 1994 to end reliance on the U.S. military’s GPS network.

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China launches Beidou satellite, aims for completion of navigation network in May

March 9, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 3B launcher carried a Beidou satellite into orbit Monday, adding the penultimate satellite to China’s independent navigation fleet before another mission in May completes the constellation to give it a global reach.

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China completes core of Beidou global satellite navigation system

December 16, 2019 Stephen Clark

Two Chinese Beidou navigation satellites successfully launched Monday on top of a Long March 3B rocket, completing the core of China’s independent positioning and timing network ahead of the start of global service next year.

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China launches two more Beidou navigation satellites

November 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

Maintaining a rapid-fire launch cadence to close out the year, China added two more Beidou satellites to its independent positioning, navigation and timing fleet Saturday with a successful launch aboard a Long March 3B rocket.

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Another Beidou satellite launched by China

November 4, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket successfully carried a new Beidou navigation satellite into orbit Monday, continuing a brisk launch cadence at the country’s launch sites.

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Two more satellites launched into China’s Beidou navigation fleet

September 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

China added two more satellites to the country’s Beidou navigation fleet — an analog to the U.S. military’s GPS network — with a successful Long March 3B rocket launch Sunday.

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China adds to Beidou fleet with Long March launch

June 24, 2019 Stephen Clark

Another satellite for China’s Beidou navigation network rocketed into orbit Monday on top of a Long March 3B launcher.

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Long March 3C rocket launches Beidou satellite toward geostationary orbit

May 17, 2019 Stephen Clark

China launched a Beidou navigation satellite Friday using a Long March 3C rocket, adding another node to a growing space-based network that Chinese officials say will broadcast positioning and timing signals around the world next year.

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Beidou navigation satellite successfully launched by China

April 22, 2019 Stephen Clark

Another satellite to join the China’s independent global navigation network successfully launched Saturday from the mountainous Xichang spaceport in the southwest of the country.

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