2021-03-17 12:35:18 GMT2021-03-17 20:35:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Xinhua writers Hu Tao, Li Guoli
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been operating smoothly and providing stable quality services to global users since its official launch last summer.
According to the China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO), the service capability of BDS is now first-class in the world.
China officially commissioned BDS on July 31, 2020, opening the new BDS-3 system to global users.
Along with positioning, navigation and timing services, the BDS system can provide a variety of value-added services like global search and rescue assistance, short message communication, ground- and satellite-based augmentation, as well as precise point positioning.