Beidou system commissioning service held a press conference today

(Compass Reuters correspondent Liling Li) December 27, 2011, the Beidou satellite navigation system commissioning services in the State Council Information Office press conference press room held.
China's satellite navigation system management office, the Beidou satellite navigation system, Ran Cheng its spokesman, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Aerospace Minister ZHAO Xiao-chun made a press release and answered a reporter's question.
According to reports, the Beidou satellite navigation system is the building of our own, operate independently, and is compatible with other satellite navigation system shared global satellite navigation system, a global all-weather, all-time for all types of users with high-precision, highly reliable positioning , navigation, timing services, and both short-message communication capabilities. At present, the Beidou satellite navigation system has launched 10 satellites, and built a basic system. System while retaining the Beidou satellite navigation system, active positioning and short-message communication services, based on the Effective today, the beginning and the surrounding parts of the country to provide continuous passive positioning, navigation, timing and other commissioning services.
Conference, Ran Cheng Qigong cloth Beidou system commissioning services in the area of ​​service area, location accuracy, speed accuracy, timing accuracy and other major properties, released the Compass system space signal Interface Control Document (ICD) beta. Beidou system ICD release of documents, will facilitate the application of domestic and foreign enterprises to participate in the Big Dipper terminal development, and promote wider use of the Big Dipper.
It is reported that, according to Compass system network launch planned in 2012 will also launch six satellite network to further expand the system service area and improve service performance, covering most parts of the Asia-Pacific service capabilities.