The Beidou network will provide positioning and timing signals alongside other global navigation systems, such as the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System, the Russian military’s Glonass fleet, and Europe’s Galileo constellation, which is still in the deployment phase.The Beidou satellites are flying in an orbit inclined 55 degrees to the equator, joining the Chinese navigation fleet in a Medium Earth Orbit. The third-generation Beidou satellites launched Sunday are the ninth and tenth of their type to join the navigation constellation since last November.