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China's GPS and phone for NorthStar 1 (Beidou 1) system
China's GPS and phone for NorthStar 1 (Beidou 1) system
NorthStar 1 only covers China and around. It has the telecommunication function other than the navigation and positioning. NorthStar 1 basically was a trial system for the next stage.
NorthStar 2 will have the global coverage. The first satellite will be launched this summer.
So what is this system and what does it do? Is this a cell phone with a GPS receiver on it or is it a satellite phone system? If that's the case, I thought we already tried that when it was called Iridium, and it was a huge flop.
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