China has put a new "Compass" navigation satellite into use after technicians completed the third position fixing on Monday, according to China's satellite control center. The satellite, launched ...

XICHANG, Sichuan Province -- China on early Saturday morning launched a navigation satellite, part of the country's "Compass" navigational system, which is expected to provide services to customers ...

Beijing, June 13 (efe_epa).Beijing, June 13 (efe_epa). — China launched its twentythird navigation satellite for its own global navigation system BeiDou (Compass), the Chinese version of the American ...

COMPASS uses the Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and Inclined Geosynchronous Satellite Orbit (IGSO) satellites, which are more suitable for regional services. Its constellation is composed of 14 ...

BEIJING — A Long March 3C rocket launched the fourth satellite in China’s Compass positioning system on June 2. When complete, the system should have 35 satellites, 10 of which were due to be launched ...