China launches last BeiDou-3 navigation system satellite

China launched the last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite, carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, is the 30th BDS-3 satellite and the 55th of the whole BeiDou satellite family. The launch will mark the completion of China's BeiDou global navigation network.

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[joseph_wei]

BeiDou now offers complete global coverage, that mean there is no need for GPS modules in Chinese smart phones.

[lvpn]

China has not fully integrated itself independent from any foreign nation to map the world. A system that is a rival to the American GPS. Bei Dou project proves that with unit/hard word and discipline One China can keep soaring to its fullest potential.

[pgdog]

Motherland. I love u. Long live China. Chinese grew up in America. I will come home to Motherland.

[HariHari-myez]

China is my motherland. I will support China one million percent. My blood is for China. Zhongguo Jiayou. Love from Chinese overseas. ♥️♥️♥️

[joshuafoong]

Great achievement for the benefit of mankind.

[CTOInformation]

always low key and get the things done. 👍👍👍👍👍

[djarminsugianto]

Well Done China. Congrat from Indonesia.

[Jimmy-ermc]

I watched this live! Congratulations China. ❤️祝福中國，加油！😆🇨🇳

[BruceWayne-eldx]

Congratulation & Great Job, 🇨🇳 China !!!👍👍👍👏👏👏

[leovolont]

Wow! I read about the BeiDou-3 System. It is like the American GPS System which is antiquated: the accuracy of the American System, for everybody but their military is plus or minus 16 feet or about 5 meters (the European Galileo Systems hi acc option is plus or minus 20 cm or about 8 inches, and the Russian GLONASS system is shaky at +- 5 Meters). But the BeiDou is accurate within milimeters which means that it could be used for cataloging warehouses, or even bookshelves. In terms of Surveillance, the American GPS would put a couple of people in the same room, but with the BeiDou system you would know whether they were standing close enough to speak. I read that China is making a lot of money through subscriptions. Wish I had it on my phone. If I lost my phone, the App on my computer could tell me which pillow on the sofa to look under.

[mistersam]

Great China. Congratulations to the Chinese people and all of humanity!

[Momoco]

Goodbye GPS .
Welcome to the world ，BDS ！

[leovolont]

Oh! Because of the super accuracy this BeiDou system could be use to inventory even store shelves without having to follow the shelving maps of the store, that is, if a stack of product was left in the corner then it could be inventoried to even a temporary position. This will be very important when 5G and the Robots roll out. Every Business in the World will need to subscribe to BeiDou to simplify their warehousing and inventories. Because of that China might have seriously increased its leverage in the 5G development. The West (really the U.S.) is trying to freeze China out of the International 5G standards, to make two different and incompatible types of 5G, assuming that the World will go along with the Western Version, BUT if the Western 5G won't be able to work with BeiDou then, really, what good is it. This is GREAT. China has everybody by the balls now.

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加油加油再加油！ 努力努力再努力！ 只有变得最强才能不被人欺负！
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[maxdc]

World's inhabitants can now replace their GPS gadgets with BDS gadgets which are far more precise.

[usxax]

Well done brothers... Much love from PAKISTAN 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[SinicizedTurk]

Congratulations China, much respect to your nation.