China plans by 2015 to complete the establishment of a global navigation system, reports Xinhua. Source of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation told that orbit must be withdrawn 30 satellites. Between 2009 and 2010 China will launch 10 of them.
Chinese navigation system was called Beidou. Its establishment was announced in 2006. At present, China has launched to orbit the Earth five navigation satellites. They allow you to orient in some parts of the country. The additional 30 satellites should provide coverage Beidou throughout the globe.
Now the most popular global positioning system is the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). Analogs GPS there, the European Union (Galileo) and Russia (GLONASS). But so far they have not been able to get ahead in the popularity of GPS.
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