China’s BeiDou GNSS is newer, has more features, is more accurate, and has more satellites in the skies of more nations than the venerable U.S. GPS, according to Sarah Sewall, Executive Vice President ...

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 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 launched the last pair of backup ...

ZHUZHOU, China, Sept. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 24th, at the opening of the 4th International Summit on the Large-scale Application of Beidou (hereinafter referred to as the "Beidou ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On March 9, China moved into the end run of a decades-long project ...

The second generation of China's navigational satellite system, known as BeiDou, officially began providing services to the Asia-Pacific region yesterday. This marks the first step for the entry of ...

China launched two new navigation satellites on Sunday, marking its 21st orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3M5 and Beidou-3M6 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang ...