China successfully launched Beidou navigation satellite to improve system availability and robustness

News on May 17, China today. The successful launch of the backup Beidou navigation satellite (GEO-4) marks an important step for China's satellite navigation system. This launch mission is the first of the Beidou-3 project in three years, providing higher availability and stability for the Beidou satellite navigation system.

According to ITBEAR Technology Information, Beidou Navigation Satellite (GEO-4) is the first backup satellite of the Beidou-3 project, realizing in-orbit hot backup of existing geostationary orbit satellites. After the backup satellite is put into orbit and completed on-orbit testing, the reliability of the Beidou satellite navigation system can be improved and help users position quickly and accurately.

Since its completion and opening in 2020, the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system has demonstrated continuous stability and reliability in continuous operation, and provided powerful satellite navigation service, which has verified its high-precision, short message and other characteristic service capabilities. According to statistics, there are currently more than 7.9 million road operating vehicles, more than 47,000 ships, and more than 40,000 postal express trunk vehicles using the Beidou system across the country. At the same time, nearly 8,000 Beidou terminals of various models have been promoted and applied in the railway field.

The China Satellite Navigation System Management Office stated that in addition to accelerating the marketization, industrialization and international development of Beidou large-scale applications, they will also actively develop a variety of navigation, positioning and timing technologies. In the future, their goal is to build a national comprehensive space-time system that is more ubiquitous, more integrated, and more intelligent before 2035, and to provide positioning, navigation and timing services with unified benchmarks, seamless coverage, safety, trustworthiness, convenience and efficiency.

Various industries have gained practical benefits from the development of the Beidou navigation system, especially in the fields of road transportation, navigation and express delivery. In the future, as the Beidou system continues to improve, I believe there will be more innovative applications and widespread industry applications, making greater contributions to China's scientific and technological progress and economic development.

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