🔆Important Navigation Satellite System
✅BeiDou (China): 22 operational satellites.
✅GLONASS (Russia): 27 operational satellites.
✅Galileo (European Union): Available for civilian and commercial use- 22 satellites.
✅Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (Japan): Regional satellite navigation system- Still under construction.
✅IRNSS (India) - Regional Satellite Navigation System- later given the operational name of NavIC. - covers India and nearby regions extending up to 1,500 km.
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✅BeiDou (China): 22 operational satellites.
✅GLONASS (Russia): 27 operational satellites.
✅Galileo (European Union): Available for civilian and commercial use- 22 satellites.
✅Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (Japan): Regional satellite navigation system- Still under construction.
✅IRNSS (India) - Regional Satellite Navigation System- later given the operational name of NavIC. - covers India and nearby regions extending up to 1,500 km.
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