Wang Ping, another chief engineer on the project, says the inter-satellite link realizes communication and distance measurement among satellites, bringing autonomous control of the navigation system a ...

Upholding the principles of “superior construction, excellent management, and substantial development,” the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) implements multifaceted strategies to ensure ...

Beidou-3 satellites form the third phase of construction of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, which expands service coverage from regional to global.The new satellites also adopt inter ...

China launched two satellites into space on Thursday morning for its Beidou Navigation Satellite System, ... are equipped with upgraded atomic clock system and new inter-satellite data link. ...

Equipped with upgraded atomic clock parts and new inter-satellite link terminals, they will also test core technologies for the next-generation BeiDou-4 navigation satellites, Liu told state ...

China sent a pair of satellites for enhancing Beidou navigation signals into orbit on Friday (Oct. 7) ... The satellites will also conduct inter-satellite laser link experiments.

The company isn’t unique in its interest in optical inter-satellite communications, with landmark and wide-scale development being prevalent in the 2010s. The European Space Agency demonstrated the ...

China on Thursday launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the final batch of ...

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is undergoing a significant upgrade to meet the burgeoning needs for high-precision positioning across various sectors. The new services aim to provide ...

Spire Global, a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, successfully launched and made contact with two satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission carrying optical ...

HELSINKI — A Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 2:09 p.m. Eastern Monday, sending a Beidou satellite toward an inclined geosynchronous orbit.