China launched a new satellite for the “Beidou” navigation system – RIA Novosti

BEIJING, March 30 – RIA Novosti, Ivan Bulatov , China launched 22 in a row companion for the operation of your navigation system “Beidou”, reports Xinhua News Agency

The launch was.. made on Wednesday from the Baikonur Xichang in Sichuan province by a rocket “Long march-3A” (Long march-3A) at 4.11 local time (23.11 MSK on the environment). After reaching its operational orbit and the test her companion will begin full operation.

Also, this launch was 225 in a row using a

“Long March.” Carrier rocket at the beginning of February, the representative Beidou navigation satellite system Zhang Chentsi said that China is planning over the next five years to launch 40 satellites for the navigation system “Beidou”

“Beidou.” – produced by China’s global navigation system, which will compete with the US GPS and the Russian GLONASS. It is planned that by 2020 the system will provide navigation services worldwide. China February 1 orbited 21 “Beidou” satellite system.

According to Zhang Chentsi, the end of 2018 and will be launched in orbit 18 satellites. The representative of the “Beidou” also previously pointed out that in China the system allows you to position objects with an accuracy of up to 5 meters.