Tag Archives: satellite
China sends 5 satellites in one week
2013-05-01 — A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a high-definition earth observation satellite “Gaofen-1″ and other three small satellites made by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey as well as two satellite splitters from the Netherlands blasts off from the launch pad … Continue reading
Chinese BeiDou Navigation satellite to Shift B1 Signal Frequency after 2016
2013-05-01 — China will begin launching BeiDou-2 satellites again in 2013 as it begins its test program for the third generation of the nation’s GNSS program. After launching 16 satellites since 2007 (including six last year) to establish the current … Continue reading
Pentagon Using China Satellite, data risk or just business?
2013-05-01 — A U.S. lawmaker is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to use a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command. Use of China’s Apstar-7 satellite was leased because it provided “unique bandwidth and geographic requirements” for “wider … Continue reading
Chinese military wants a more secure GPS system
2013-01-04 — Two days after China started its own GPS network aimed to rival the US global positioning system, the nation’s powerful military, which is using it extensively has asked researchers to improve its security and ability to stop external … Continue reading
China’s Beidou satellite navigation system expands to world
2012-11-27 — As an independently-developed-and-operated global satellite navigation system, the Beidou satellite navigation system of China is embracing the world with a more open attitude while providing a new choice of navigation services for the world and winning a greater … Continue reading
China launches Yaogan-16 naval surveillance satellite
2012-11-26 — China launched a Long March rocket Sunday and successfully orbited a Yaogan observation satellite believed to be on a naval surveillance mission, according Chinese state media and independent analysts. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 0406 … Continue reading