Title: GPS.gov: Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Headings: Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
On this page:
On other pages:
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
Galileo
GLONASS
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) / Navigation Indian Constellation (NavIC)
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)

Content: GPS.gov: Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
On this page: BeiDou / BDS (China)
Galileo (Europe)
GLONASS (Russia)
IRNSS / NavIC (India)
QZSS (Japan)
On other pages: International Cooperation
Use of Foreign Satellite
Navigation Signals
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is a general term describing any satellite constellation that provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services on a global or regional basis. While GPS is the most prevalent GNSS, other nations are fielding, or have fielded, their own systems to provide complementary, independent PNT capability. The main ones are described below. GNSS can also refer to augmentation systems, but there are too many international augmentations to list here. Some links below lead to external websites that the U.S. government does not control. The links are provided for informational purposes and do not constitute a U.S. government endorsement of any foreign systems, services, or views. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
BeiDou, or BDS, is a regional GNSS owned and operated by the People's Republic of China.