A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the 35th and 36th Beidou satellites (Credit: CALT)

China just set new national launch record while putting up two more Beidou navigation satellites

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China’s launch of a pair of Beidou navigation satellites late Friday saw the country set a new annual launch record as its space activities ramp up.

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A Long March 2C/SMA rocket lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 03:56 UTC on July 9, 2018. Credit: CGWIC

Two Chinese launches in 24 hours deliver Pakistan satellites, Beidou backup to orbit

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The July 9 launches were China’s 19th and 20th of 2018, with CASC aiming to carry out around 36 launches this year.

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Chen Zhi, deputy chief designer of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp., told a Paris audience Feb. 5 that China’s early deployment of satellite navigation terminals for precision agriculture already feature multimode GPS-BeiDou receivers. Credit: beidou.gov.cn

Singapore and China To Collaborate on Beidou Applications 

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Singapore and China have agreed to open a center to develop applications for China’s Beidou global navigation system and have signed a commercial agreement to create anti-jamming systems to protect Beidou signals, Singapore and Chinese organizations announced June 2.

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China Launches Next-gen Beidou Navigation Satellite

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China launched a new navigation satellite and payload dispenser March 31 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Sichuan province aboard a Long March 3C rocket, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Chen Zhi, deputy chief designer of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp., told a Paris audience Feb. 5 that China’s early deployment of satellite navigation terminals for precision agriculture already feature multimode GPS-BeiDou receivers. Credit: beidou.gov.cn

China Official: Beidou Gear Will Receive GPS, Glonass, Galileo Signals

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A senior Chinese government space official on Feb. 5 said precision-navigation user terminals in China will be fitted with chipsets receiving satellite signals not only China’s Beidou constellation, but also from the U.S., Russian and European systems.

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