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A white paper titled China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era was published by the State Council Information Office on that date, outlining the country's vision in further developing BDS.
"Our goal is to have a spatiotemporal system fully completed by 2035," said Ran, adding that "at that time whether we are underwater, indoors, in the sky, or in deep space, BDS would be available safely and reliably."
BDS, in the years ahead, will create its own smart and distinctive system, providing decimeter -level positioning and navigation services to users worldwide, according to the paper.
The quality and scope of such services that include short message communication, ground -based and satellite -based augmentation, and international search and rescue will be improved. BDS is the world's first navigation satellite system to provide short message communication service on a global scale, the paper noted.
Multiple other innovations including the enhanced batch production capabilities of BDS were also introduced. It is expected that in two and a half years, the system would send 18 rockets carrying 30 satellites into orbit.
All core technologies are developed independently by China, such as hybrid constellation, inter-satellite links, and signal structure, said the paper.
The first stands out as it makes China the first country to adopt a hybrid navigation constellation in medium and high earth orbits, which by complementing each other, offers both wider service areas that can cover the globe and good anti-shielding capabilities.
Reaching a world-leading level, BDS embodies the vision of sharing its development achievements with people all over the world, contributing to building a global community of shared future and making the world a better place to live, according to the paper.