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BeiDou

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS; Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; pinyin: běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned and operated by the China National Space Administration. It provides geolocation and time information to a BDS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four…

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Accuracy
3.6 m (global, public) 2.6 m (Asia Pacific, public) 10 cm (encrypted)
Country/ies of origin
China
Coverage
Global
Current usable satellites
35 (Beidou-3) 15 (Beidou-2)
First launch
31 October 2000
Last launch
23 June 2020

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BeiDou

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples173
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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BeiDou

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related to Chinese involvement in Galileo system · 22
BeiDou → Agreement, At, Based, By April, CGI, China, China Galileo Industries, China's, Cooperation, December, EU, European Galileo, Galileo, Galileo Joint Undertaking, Galileo Program, GJU, In October, In September, National Remote Sensing Centre, NRSCC
related to Phase III · 22
BeiDou → April, At Beijing, BDS, BeiDou Navigation, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, Beijing, European Galileo, IMO, In November, International Maritime Organization, June, Launch, Long March, March, Maritime Safety Committee, Navigation Safety Circular, On, Russia's GLONASS, The, US's GPS
related to BeiDou-3 · 21
BeiDou → B1A, B1C, B1C/B1I/B1A, B2a, B2a/B2b, B2b, B3I/B3Q/B3A, BDS-3, Bs, GEO, IGSO, Interface, June, MEO, MEOSAR, MHz, On, Precise Point Positioning, SBAS, The
related to Use in smartphones · 17
BeiDou → American, Apple, At, August, BeiDou-capable, Chinese, Japanese, Mi, October, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note, September, Sony, South-Korean, The, Xiaomi, Xperia Z3
related to BeiDou-2 · 13
BeiDou → All BeiDou, BeiDou-1, BeiDou-2, CDMA, COMPASS, Earth, Galileo, GNSSs, GPS, Similar, Sun Jiadong, The, When
related to Use outside China · 13
BeiDou → Argentina, Beijing, China, China-Africa BeiDou System Cooperation, Defense, Forum, GLONASS, In, Iran, Iranian, Pakistan Armed Forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Ministry
related to Nomenclature · 12
BeiDou → As, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, Big Dipper, Běidǒu, Chinese, English, Historically, It, North Star, Northern Dipper, The, Ursa Major
related to GPS vs. BeiDou Capabilities · 11
BeiDou → Advisory Board, China's BeiDou, During, GPS, GPS's, National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, November, PNT, The, Timing
related to BeiDou-1 · 10
BeiDou → American GPS, BeiDou-1, Chinese DFH-3, Earth, European Galileo, MHz, Russian GLONASS, The, This, Unlike
related to Concerns and prohibitions · 8
BeiDou → BeiDou-enabled, Concerns, In, Science, Taiwan, Taiwan's Ministry, Taiwan's National Communications Commission, Technology

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system satellite navigation satellites china launched chinese galileo gps beidou-1 positioning orbit global beidou-2 launch service within first december regional

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BeiDouAccuracy3.6 m (global, public) 2.6 m (Asia Pacific, public) 10 cm (encrypted)1.00infobox
BeiDouCountry/ies of originChina1.00infobox
BeiDouCoverageGlobal1.00infobox
BeiDouCurrent usable satellites35 (Beidou-3) 15 (Beidou-2)1.00infobox
BeiDouFirst launch31 October 20001.00infobox
BeiDouLast launch23 June 20201.00infobox
BeiDouNominal satellites301.00infobox
BeiDouOperatorChina National Space Administration1.00infobox
BeiDouOrbital period.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
BeiDouRegime(s)GEO, IGSO, MEO1.00infobox
BeiDouRevisit period7 sidereal days1.00infobox
BeiDouStatusOperational1.00infobox
BeiDouTotal launches591.00infobox
BeiDouTypeMilitary, commercial1.00infobox
BeiDouWebsiteen.beidou.gov.cn1.00infobox
BeiDouis aSamsung Galaxy Note 40.90text

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