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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

"Compass"

China has commissioned a new "Compass" navigation satellite, rivalling the Global Positioning System (GPS) of the United States.it is part of the country's ambitious "Compass" navigational system, which is expected to provide services to customers all over China and neighbouring countries by 2008. It will be expanded to become a global navigation and positioning network. The "Compass" navigational system is mainly designed for the country's economic development, providing navigation and positioning services in transportation, meteorology, petroleum prospecting, forest fire monitoring, disaster forecast, telecommunications and public security, among others.

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