China Says It Will Expand Satnav Constellation

A top Chinese satellite navigation engineer says China will take its Beidou constellation worldwide in the next decade. According to Sun Jiadong, chief designer of the three-satellite Beidou Navigation System, plans call for adding another 35 satellites by 2012 to support a regional system for China...

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