HELSINKI — China has announced a strategic roadmap for advancing its Beidou positioning and navigation system by 2035, in a move which could have global implications. The country plans to complete ...
Satellites in geosynchronous orbit are far away, at 22,000 miles, they are usually big and costly, and they usually perform important duties. So, when billion-dollar communications or weather ...
Mapping satellites expected to provide data on natural resources, urban safety, emergency response and maritime affairs China has launched the world's first "self-driving" satellites that can maintain ...
China's 'self-driving' satellites, named Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and Gaojing-2 04, can autonomously maintain or change flight paths without ground intervention ...