China Plans To Complete Beidou 3 System In June

Beidou
Beidou 3 ground tracks.
Credit: China Satellite Navigation Office
BEIJING—China is likely to finish its Beidou 3 satellite navigation system six months before the original program target of the end of 2020, with the 30th and final spacecraft due to go into orbit next month. The latest outlook from the China Satellite Navigation Office, which is building the system...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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