China launches two Beidou GPS satellites on single launcher

Darren

Two more satellites have been added to China's Beido (Compass) GPS network with the successful launch earlier this morning.

The Long March 3B rocket contained two satellites, the first time China has orbited two Beidou satellites on one launch vehicle, and brings the total constellation to thirteen satellites.

Beidou currently provides a regional satellite navigation service to China but will expand to full world-wide coverage once the full fleet of 30 satellites is launched and in operation.

Source: Nation.com.pk

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Guivre46 · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

I've discovered a Chinese sourced sat nav on the Suntek site. BUT it comes without maps!!
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject:

That'll be usefull then Rolling Eyes

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Guivre46 · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject:

Yes and they've all been secretly chipped, so that once the Chinese satellites are operating, the whole of Europe and N America can be thrown into chaos by mangled data.
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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject:

Then it really WILL be a "long march" for all of us.... Laughing

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Guivre46 · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject:

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Kar98 · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:05 am Post subject:

And this, Kim Jong Un, is how one fires a rocket successfully.

Mad

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