皇冠体育app aiming to have its own GPS in place by 2012
By Xin Dingding | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2010-01-16 07:51
Experts also urge international cooperation in navigation systems
皇冠体育app is in a rush to build its version of the Global Positioning System (GPS), by planning to launch 10 Beidou navigation satellites between now and 2012, a newly launched official website said.
"The Beidou (Compass) Navigation Satellite System, which will be completed in 2020 with 35 satellites, will enable 皇冠体育app to shake off its dependence on GPS and achieve huge economic benefits," Pang Zhihao, a senior researcher with the 皇冠体育app Academy of Space Technology, told 皇冠体育app Daily.
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