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A rocket lifts off from a launch tower, with a plume of fire and smoke billowing beneath.

America is losing its GPS dominance to China’s BeiDou satnav

America’s GPS is falling behind China’s BeiDou satnav, which poses a problem for the ability of the U.S. to wield soft power.

by Sean Gorman April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

The complete Navigation payload seen here includes a four helix antenna (left, in the glass box) developed by MDA in Canada, plus the NaviMoon satnav receiver (middle, on table) from Swiss company SpacePNT, and the low noise amplifier developed by EECL in the UK, who also undertook the manufacturing and the environmental test campaign for both the satnav receiver and amplifier.

Satnav From Earth To The Moon

by SpaceRef June 11, 2023July 15, 2024