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China launched its second GEO satellite in spring 2009 for its Compass (Beidou 2) Navigation Satellite System (CNSS). The April 15 launch was the first of 10 planned through the end of 2010. China intends to provide first a regional capability for Compass/Beidou, followed by completion of its full 30-MEO, 5-GEO constellation after 2015 and before 2020. May 19, 2009
Trimble Partners with China Enterprise in Compass-Focused JV
Ventures • May 13, 2009
Ready, Set, Go! The 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition is open for ideasSubmit the best idea for a brand new satellite navigation application or device and you just might win the 2009 Galileo Master's Award - €20,000 in prize money and lots of support to make your idea a reality. But that's not your only chance - you can try for one of the eight special topic prizes or one of the 17 different regional prizes, together worth €500,000 in cash and start-up assistance. The competition began six years ago in Bavaria, Germany, but it has expanded to include many other regions of Europe as well as Australia, Israel, and Taiwan. April 18, 2009
China Launches Second Compass (Beidou-2) Satellite in $1.46 Billion First PhaseLaunch of a second modernized Compass (Beidou 2) satellite on April 14 — this one a geostationary spacecraft — marks the return of China to its GNSS launch program two years after the initial venture into space. Designated Compass G2 — reflecting the geostationary nature of its intended orbital position about 22,300 miles above the equator, the satellite lifted off at 16:16 UTC aboard a Long March 3C rocket from the Xichang launch base in southwestern China's Sichuan province, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. Ventures • April 13, 2009
China Taps Trimble, Topcon for CORS Network ReceiversThe China Earthquake Administration (CEA) of the People’s Republic of China has selected Trimble and Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) to provide GNSS receivers for a new network set up to monitor crustal deformation and to predict earthquakes. Inside GNSS • March/April 2009
What Race? What Competition? The Four GNSS SystemsMunich’s high-level satnav summit the first week in March opened with a plenary titled, “The Worldwide Race in GNSS” and closed with a panel, “The Competition among the Big Four.” Despite the provocative session titles, few speakers were willing to admit that either a race or a competition was under way in the GNSS world. March 23, 2009
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass: What GNSS Race? What Competition(This story appears in the "GNSS World" department in the March-April 2009 issue of Inside GNSS.) Munich’s high-level satnav summit the first week in March opened with a plenary titled, “The Worldwide Race in GNSS” and closed with a panel, “The Competition among the Big Four.” March 6, 2009
Munich Summit Highlights Satellite Navigation Plans, GNSS Program Struggles
January 19, 2009
China Aerospace Official Says Compass/Beidou Will Be Complete by 2015An official with China's main space program contractor told China Central Television (CCTV) on January 18 that the country will complete a 30+ satellite Compass (Beidou) constellation by 2015. Inside GNSS • January/February 2009
ICG-3: Friendly PersuasionSidebar: Program Updates Representatives from the world’s GNSS and augmentation providers spent a sun-laden week in Pasadena, California, advancing aspirations for their separate enterprises while refining the basis for compatibility and interoperability among them. December 23, 2008
International System Providers Meeting (ICG-3) Reflects GNSS’s Competing Interests, Cooperative ObjectivesRepresentatives from the world’s GNSS system and augmentation providers spent a sun-laden week in Pasadena, California, recently, advancing aspirations for their separate enterprises while refining the basis for compatibility and interoperability among them. |
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