31 July 2020
China declared the official commissioning of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on 31 July, marking the formal opening of the newly completed BDS-3 system for global users. The BDS system is one of China's major achievements since the reform and opening-up, said Chi Jun, Chief Director of the BDS-3 satellite research team at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). "BDS, an important piece of space infrastructure, serves the productivity and lives of people by providing accurate time-and-space information services," Chi said.
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