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July 29, 2018, 05:53 Beijing, July 29 (Prensa Latina) China has put two twin satellites into orbit by means of a single carrier rocket and has thus initiated an unprecedented period of launches Beidou satellites. [19659002AccordingtothelocalpressoftheLongMarch-3ShiftseriesoftheCanadianleadfarmofXichangProvincedfromSichuanandtheWest-Westofcountries
Launched teams are designed to work with eight other satellites, already in orbit, from the Beidou navigation system.
A basic system comprising 18 Beidou-3 satellites will be launched by the end of 2018 with the aim of providing services to countries participating in the Strip initiative. and Ruta.
China began using the Beidou system in 2000 and the Asia-Pacific region has done since 2012.
The goal of the Asian giant is to make it the fourth system of global navigation after the US GPS, the Russian Glonbad and the Galileo of the European Union.
Among the functions of Beidou satellites are positioning and navigation systems for shared vehicles, boats, bicycles and drones.
five years, more than 40,000 fishing boats and about 4.8 million commercial vehicles in China were equipped with Beidou.
According to official figures, this system has saved more than 10,000 fishing vessels, increased agricultural production by five percent and improved oil consumption by 10 percent.
Currently, more than 300 million mobile phones, or 40 percent of the total in China, can connect with Beidou.
The system covers more than 50 countries that exceed three billion inhabitants. By 2020, Beidou will have more than 30 satellites offering services worldwide.
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