China’s BDS accuracy comparable GPS and nearly Comparable to Indian NavIC Some 15 years after the first BeiDou-2 navigation satellite was launched, China is providing the world with an all-round, multifunctional satellite navigation system, with a worldwide positioning accuracy equal to the US’ GPS. It is now nearly as good as the Indian NavIC system. Fifteen years ago on April 14, 2007, China successfully launched the first BeiDou-2 navigation satellite, officially kicking off the nation’s independent building of a satellite navigation system. Over the years, the BeiDou-2 navigation system managed to provide services to the Asia-Pacific region, followed by the...