Chinese version of GPS 'Hokuto' successfully launched the last satellite, China's own satellite positioning system completed
On June 23, 2020, China successfully launched the last satellite to make up the Beidou
China'becoming a true space power' as satellite launch completes its BeiDou system | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3090186/chinas-global-aspirations-lift-beidou-satellite-launches-orbit
Beidou: China completes rival to the US-owned GPS system
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/beidou-china-completes-rival-to-the-us-owned-gps-system.html
China completes its GPS-rivalling global navigation system Beidou | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8450149/China-completes-GPS-rivalling-global-navigation-Beidou.html
GPS, which is commonly used in smartphones and PCs and is synonymous with location information systems, is actually a system developed by the United States for military use and open to the private sector. For this reason, China, which is fighting for military hegemony with the United States, was promoting the construction of the Beidou Satellite Positioning System (BDS) centered on the artificial satellite 'BeiDou' to compete with the United States.
The Beidou No. 1, which started operation in 2000, initially targeted only a small part of China and its surrounding areas with four artificial satellites, but China plans to further cover the entire earth. Was launched.
Then, at 9:43 local time on June 23 (10:43 Japan time), China succeeded in launching
[Direct seeding] Continent Hokuto Sankei global satellite navigation system Last one conglomerate satellite launch | 2020.6.23-YouTube
This launch was originally scheduled for June 16th, but was postponed to June 23rd due to technical problems. On the other hand, the start of BDS operation, which was aimed at the end of 2020, will be realized half a year earlier than planned. When the last BDS satellite successfully reached the satellite orbit, the BDS, which operates 35 optimal satellites from all 55 artificial satellites, will be fully operational.
``This successful launch means that China has transitioned from a major power in the space sector to a true space power,'' said Yang Changfeng, BDS design chief, in an interview with China's national broadcaster CCTV. Masu”.
In addition, military analyst Zhou Chenming told Hong Kong daily newspaper South China Morning Post, 'BDS contributes to China's military capabilities. Due to its unique and accurate location-based system, China's missile And unmanned aerial vehicles and other vehicles can use China's unique technology without signal loss, which will make the deployment and logistics of the units smoother.”
According to the British daily newspaper Daily Mail, BDS is the third global navigation satellite system after GPS in the US and GLONASS in Russia. In addition, EU also becomes the fourth of the global navigation satellite system to the prospect of the 2020 year Galileo aims to full-service start of.
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