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Other Regional Systems
| Other Regional | |
|---|---|
| Title | Other Regional Systems |
| Author(s) | GMV. |
| Level | Basic |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
There are nowadays three regional navigation satellites systems under development: the japanase QZSS, the indian IRNSS and the chinese BeiDou. The first two are explained in dedicated articles and BeiDou system is going to be explained next.
BeiDou
BeiDou is the chinese regional navigation system to be expanded into the global COMPASS Navigation System. In fact, the initial phase of the COMPASS system is the implementation of the BeiDou regional system.
By April 2011, the initial phase of COMPASS system has been completed with a constellation of 4 GEO satellites and 3 IGSO satellites. During 2011, the system is going to launch another 4 BeiDou Navigation Satellites, providing initial passive positioning navigation and timing services for the whole Asia-Pacific region, this will complete the BeiDou regional system by 2012.[1]
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References
- ^ COMPASS Status Presentation, Munich Satellite Navigation Summit March 2011.