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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country launches new high-orbit satellite to boost its BeiDou global satellite navigation system?
A
China
B
Pakistan
C
Indonesia
D
Saudi Arabia
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: -More than 120 countries-including Pakistan and Thailand-are using China’s Beidou system for purposes such as monitoring traffic at ports or guiding rescue operations, the analyst said.

Detailed explanation-3: -China launches final Beidou satellite to complete GPS-like navigation system. It completes a navigation satellite constellation decades in the making.

Detailed explanation-4: -China’s BeiDou navigation project was launched in the early 1990s. The system then became operational within China in 2000 and in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012.

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