BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
Country of Origin: China
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BeiDou is a constellation of Chinese navigation satellites sponsored by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Its initial phase, BeiDou-1, offered an "active" positioning service that required a two-way communication link between user terminals and ground stations via satellite. Because of this active design, user equipment was larger and less versatile compared to passive systems like GPS.
The second phase, BeiDou-2 (also known as Compass), transitioned to a "passive"...
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