In October, Airbus submitted the best bid to build the satellites. The 5A satellite will be launched in 2020 and the 5B in 2021.

Now, SpaceX to launch Turkish satellites

The BeiDou satellites named after Chinese term for the plough or the Big Dipper constellation was started in 1994.

Eye on OBOR: After BeiDou satellite launch, China aims to build own global positioning system

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