BeiDou

Chinese satellite navigation system
Product global_navigation_satellite_system Q857141
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BeiDou

Summary

BeiDou is a global navigation satellite system[1]. BeiDou draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (global_navigation_satellite_system category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • BeiDou is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • BeiDou's instance of is recorded as global navigation satellite system[4].
  • BeiDou is operated by China National Space Administration[5].
  • Beidou is named after BeiDou[6].
  • BeiDou's Commons category is recorded as Beidou (satellite navigation)[7].
  • BeiDou's said to be the same as is recorded as BeiDou-2[8].
  • BeiDou's service entry is recorded as 2001[9].
  • BeiDou's official website is recorded as http://en.beidou.gov.cn/[10].
  • BeiDou's official website is recorded as http://beidou.gov.cn/[11].
  • BeiDou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beidou (satellite navigation)[12].
  • BeiDou's different from is recorded as Beidou Township[13].
  • BeiDou's theorized by is recorded as Chen Fangyun[14].

Why It Matters

BeiDou draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (global_navigation_satellite_system category, ranking #3 of 11).[2] BeiDou has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] BeiDou is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . sohu.com. sohu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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