Article: 2nd Ld-Writethru: China-made satellite navigation system monitors dangerous chemical transport

2nd Ld-Writethru: China-made satellite navigation system monitors dangerous chemical transport

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China has begun use of a domestically-developed monitoring system to oversee dangerous chemical transport based on the country's Beidou satellite, its management center announced on Thursday.

The system provides all-day data on dangerous chemical transport to the Beidou navigation satellite, which in turn gives corresponding operational order, according to experts who researched and developed the system.

"This signals new progress in civilian use of the Chinese satellite navigation system, and is a prominent stride toward a stage of large-scale civilian application," ...

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