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China postpones Beidou satellite launch
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- China Postponed final satellite of its Beidou Navigation network due to technical problem
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- Beidou – 35 satellites navigation system developed by China
- It’s an alternative to USA’ Global Positioning System (GPS)
- It will help to keep military communications secure and improve weapons targeting, especially in the Asia-Pacific region
- It has civilian applications too as 70% mobile are Beidou enabled