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Brazil, China To Postpone Joint Satellite Launching To 2011Brasilia, Brazil (XNA) Feb 16, 2010 Brazil and China will postpone their fourth joint satellite launching from 2010 to mid-2011, a Brazilian official said Wednesday. The two parties held a critical design review meeting a few days ago and decided to reschedule the date for launching the satellite CBERS-3, said Thyrso Villela, director of satellites, applications and development of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), in an interview with Xinhua. Brazil and China established in 1988 a joint committee for the construction, launchin ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2010China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said. The orbiter, launched at about 00:12 am (1612 GMT Saturday) was the third orbiter that China has launched for its Beidou Navigation System, Xinhua news agency said. "(The orbiter) will join another two already in orbits to form a network which will eventually have a total of 35 satellites, capable of providing global navigation service to users around the world around 2020. ... more  
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 18, 2010China is in a rush to build its version of the Global Positioning System (GPS), by planning to launch 10 Beidou navigation satellites between now and 2012, a newly launched official website said. "The Beidou (Compass) Navigation Satellite System, which will be completed in 2020 with 35 satellites, will enable China to shake off its dependence on GPS and achieve huge economic benefits," Pan ... more 
Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 18, 2010China took one step forward in its ambition to build an independent global navigation network capable of rivaling foreign congeneric systems with the successful launch of a new orbiter into space early Sunday morning. Boosted by a Long-March-3III carrier rocket into a geostationary orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, it was the third orbiter China has launched for the network ... more |
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'Never go to China', Taiwan spy boss warns ex-agents: reportTaipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2010 Taiwan's spy chief has warned retired agents "never go to China," because of the risk of arrest or interrogation there, a report said Friday. "China still actively uses various channels and methods to collect information from us... Some of our work partners were questioned, arrested or detained when going to China," the Apple Daily cited military intelligence boss Chang Kan-ping as saying. "To ensure your personal safety, (I) urge you to insist on never going to China," Chang said in a recent me ... read more |
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