Neowin News Feed for: Glonass

TWIRL 86: ABL Space Systems set for RS1 maiden flight

Paul Hill — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:42:01 +0000

We've got plenty of launches coming up this week, though, they will all be focused on launching satellites. One of the launches this week is the maiden flight of the RS1 rocket from ABL Space Systems. Read more...

TWIRL 72: Russia to launch first GLONASS-K2 satellite for navigation constellation

Paul Hill — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 15:54:01 +0000

This week we have a lot of satellite launches, including the first GLONASS-K2 satellite. In addition, the Vega C and Zhuque ZQ-2 rockets will make their first flights if all goes to plan this week. Read more...

China's BeiDou navigation system about to go global

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:22:01 +0000

China has launched its first BeiDou-3 satellites marking the beginning of the global expansion of the Chinese navigation system. Phones will likely support BeiDou in the West in several years time. Read more...

China marks significant progress on its BeiDou satnav network

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:06:01 +0000

China's BeiDou satellite network now works with a new chip that enables the system to pin a device's location accurately to one or two metres, putting it on par with the EU's Galileo satellite system. Read more...

Europe's sat nav system Galileo to go live this week

Chandrakant Isi — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:40:01 +0000

Europe's satellite navigation system Galileo is said to be more accurate than GPS and GLONASS. The ambitious project has cost the European Union over a 10 billion euros. Read more...