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Detailed explanation-1: -China on Wednesday launched into space its first satellite since July 2020 for its homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The satellite was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country’s southwestern Sichuan province.
Detailed explanation-2: -(China began launching BeiDou satellites in 2000, but the constellation didn’t achieve full operational capability until BDS-3.)
Detailed explanation-3: -BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) BeiDou, or BDS, is a global GNSS owned and operated by the People’s Republic of China.
Detailed explanation-4: -The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Southwest China. It is the 55th in the family of BeiDou, which means “Big Dipper” in Chinese language.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.