A busy week for rocket launches includes SpaceX's Falcon 9 carrying two Galileo satellites, crucial for enhancing navigation services on smartphones globally.
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We have a number of launches this week. Most notably, SpaceX will be launching the first batch of Starlink Block v2 satellites. They are larger and more capable than their predecessors.
China is set to launch its final BeiDou-3 satellite into orbit this month. The network is accessible globally and provides an accuracy of 3.6 metres to the general public and 10 cm for the military.
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China has launched its first BeiDou-3 satellites marking the beginning of the global expansion of the Chinese navigation system. Phones will likely support BeiDou in the West in several years time.
China's BeiDou satellite network now works with a new chip that enables the system to pin a device's location accurately to one or two metres, putting it on par with the EU's Galileo satellite system.
