PARIS — Mitsubishi Electric Co. (Melco) of Tokyo will lead a team to complete Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) to enhance the precision of the U.S. GPS positioning, navigation and timing satellites over the Pacific Ocean region under a contract valued at $539.4 million, the Cabinet Office of the Japanese prime minister announced.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.