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Final Beidou satellite launched by China to rival GPS
- Wednesday | 24th June, 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday successfully put into orbit its final Beidou satellite, completing a navigation network years in the making and setting the stage to challenge the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). Coverage was limited to China when the first Beidou-1 satellites were launched in 2000. As use of mobile devices expanded, China in 2003 tried to join the Galileo satellite navigation project proposed by the European Union but later pulled out to focus on Beidou. The one launched on Tuesday was the 35th Beidou-3 satellite – with analysts looking at the system’s reliability and how it is rolled out. “This may prove popular among Belt and Road countries, particularly those who may wish to be less dependent upon the US GPS system,” said Stickings.
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