beidou, china, glonass, gnss, gps technology

No More GPS: China’s Alternative Service Will Be Completed This Year

Beidou is China’s own satellite positioning system that will allow the country to cut back its reliance on America’s GPS technology for military and communication purposes. First rolled out in 2000, Beidou will have 35 satellites in the network. Thirty-three of these satellites have already been launched and the remaining two will be in position ...

Armin Auctor

The Beidou GPS satellite.