Which country has launched the 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite

2016

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A	Russia
B	China
C	India
D	America

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -China on November 4, 2022 outlined plans to further expand the global reach of its home-grown Beidou satellite navigation system, billed as its alternative to America’s Global Positioning System (GPS).

Detailed explanation-2: -Beidou is the Chinese version of GPS. But with 45 satellites in orbit, it is the largest network of global positioning satellites ever built. GPS has 11 command and control antennas and 16 monitoring sites around the world, according to the US government. There are no GPS ground stations located in China.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than 120 countries, regions use China’s BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is a list of past and present satellites of the BeiDou/Compass navigation satellite system. As of January 2022, 44 satellites are operational: 7 in geostationary orbits (GEO), 10 in 55° inclined geosynchronous orbits (IGSO) and 27 in Medium Earth orbits (MEO).

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