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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) of this country started to provide a global services.
A
Russia
B
China
C
India
D
Israel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2015, China launched the third generation BeiDou system (BeiDou-3) for global coverage. The first BDS-3 satellite was launched on 30 March 2015. BDS, which now has a “constellation” of 30 satellites in orbit, began its international outreach once the set up was finished in 2018.

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’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-4: -China successfully launches last satellite for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The satellite was launched on Tuesday morning from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

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