Final Beidou satellite to be launched soon

Beijing: China plans to launch the final satellite in the Beidou Navigation Satellite System’s third-generation network next month, the China Satellite Navigation Office said.

The launch will mark the completion of the domestically developed Beidou network, the country’s largest space-based system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s Glonass and the European Union’s Galileo.