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China launches first "new generation" satellite for BeiDou GPS

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 16:45

China has successfully launched a new-generation satellite into space for its indigenous BeiDou navigation system, a rival to America's Global Positioning System (GPS).

China says satellite network to be big asset, others can use it too

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 19:17

China`s homegrown satellite navigation system will bring untold economic, social and military benefits and other countries in Asia are welcome to use it, the director of China`s satellite navigation agency said on Friday.

China launches navigation satellite

Last Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10:25

The navigation satellite is China`s 11th homemade navigation satellite, also called Beidou or Compass system.