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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country launches twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space?
A
China
B
Pakistan
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Denmark
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2015, China launched the third generation BeiDou system (BeiDou-3) for global coverage.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -China successfully launched the final satellite of its Beidou navigation system into space on Tuesday.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jielong-3 has close similarities in terms of lift capacity, length and diameter (2.65 meters), payload fairing (3.35 meters) and mass at liftoff with the ZK-1A rocket developed and recently launched by a group under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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