The Xi'an Satellite Measurement and Control Center recently completed the inter-satellite link testing of 29 BeiDou-3 satellites that have been brought into the network to ensure that the global network is completed on schedule, according to CCTV.
This is the last year for the construction of the BeiDou global system. Currently, the last global networking satellite has arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and is scheduled to be launched this month.
A recent white paper released by the China Satellite Navigation and Positioning Association in Beijing shows that sales of BeiDou-compatible chips and modules have surpassed 100 million by the end of 2019.
China's total sales of satellite navigation and positioning terminal products exceeded 460 million units, among which smartphones with satellite navigation and positioning functions Sales volume has reached 372 million units.
At present, the total number of BeiDou-compatible chips used in terminal products, including smartphones, has exceeded 700 million units.
At the beginning of June this year, the 54th satellite of BeiDou satellite navigation system (geostationary orbit satellite of BeiDou-3 system) completed in-orbit testing and network access evaluation, and was recently officially put into the network, using satellite number 60 to provide positioning and navigation timing services.
