China Space Military：Recon, Satcom, Navi, ASAT/BMD, Orbital Vehicle, SLV, etc.

[ChineseTiger1986]

XICHANG - China successfully launched a satellite into space at 12:12 am Beijing Time Saturday, the 11th one of its indigenous global navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, the launch center said.

The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, was boosted by a Long March-3C carrier rocket into a geosynchronous orbit.

It was also the 158th launch of the Long March carrier rockets.

The Beidou system started to provide services on a trial basis on Dec 27, 2011. The system has been used in transportation, weather forecasting, marine fisheries, hydrological monitoring, and mapping.

China began to build the Beidou system in 2000 with a goal of breaking its dependence on the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and creating its own global positioning system by 2020.

China will launch more satellites for the Beidou network this year to improve the system's coverage and services, according to the launch center.

China launches 11th satellite for Beidou system|Society|chinadaily.com.cn

 

[ZABASHO]

congrats to China. nicely done

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Awesome news.

 

[fly2012]

congrats to China. nicely done

Do you mind telling which city you stay in China? Just curious, thanks.

 

[Hulk]

Do you mind telling which city you stay in China? Just curious, thanks.

Just because he has an Indian flag?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Just because he has an Indian flag?

More likely he was just curious?

From my experience, HK has by far the largest population of expatriate Indians in China. But there are lots of them in the big mainland cities as well.

 

[ZABASHO]

Do you mind telling which city you stay in China? Just curious, thanks.

I stay in SZ.

 

[fly2012]

Just because he has an Indian flag?

I am just curious where most foreigners stay in China. If it is close to my hometown then I could give him a tip or two. And yes in my memory he is the only member on PDF that has an India/China flag so that increases my curiority.

 

[fly2012]

I stay in SZ.

Thanks. Close to CD. My mom and sister are living there so I've visited the city for several times. Very energetic city, I like it. The downside is that I always have the feeling that everyone is richer than me there.

 

[Martian2]

China launches 11th satellite for Beidou system|Society|chinadaily.com.cn

"China launches 11th satellite for Beidou system
Updated: 2012-02-25 04:10
(Xinhua)

The Long March-3C carrier rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Feb 25, 2012. [Photo/sina.com]

XICHANG - China successfully launched a satellite into space at 12:12 am Beijing Time Saturday, the 11th one of its indigenous global navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, the launch center said.

The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, was boosted by a Long March-3C carrier rocket into a geosynchronous orbit.

It was also the 158th launch of the Long March carrier rockets.

The Beidou system started to provide services on a trial basis on Dec 27, 2011. The system has been used in transportation, weather forecasting, marine fisheries, hydrological monitoring, and mapping.

China began to build the Beidou system in 2000 with a goal of breaking its dependence on the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and creating its own global positioning system by 2020.

China will launch more satellites for the Beidou network this year to improve the system's coverage and services, according to the launch center."

[Note: Thank you to ChineseTiger1986 for the newslink.]

 

[ZABASHO]

Thanks. Close to CD. My mom and sister are living there so I've visited the city for several times. Very energetic city, I like it. The downside is that I always have the feeling that everyone is richer than me there.

Yea, its nice, I've been coming here for almost a decade or more so have seen the city transform from wilderness to this. Pretty amazing when you look back.

And you do know the famous saying in shenzhen........ if you cant be a millionaire be a billionaire

but please do drop by some tips for me, anybody.... especially on cantonese food (not HK style)

P.S... by CD did you mean chengdu? thats not really close!

 

[sweetgrape]

Maybe, it is can't compared with the las GPS, but, at least it is our own Beidou. step by step, upgrading the platform.

 

[NirmalKrish]

Congratulations China on a huge achievement. Good to see that Asia as a whole prospering very well if the field of science. Congrats once again.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

P.S... by CD did you mean chengdu? thats not really close!

He was talking about me actually.

 

[ZABASHO]

He was talking about me actually.

oops.... chi sin