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The Global Positioning System Rebecca C. Smyth April 17 - May 2, 2001 GPS-Global Positioning System Department of Defense navigation system Triangulation from a constellation of 24 satellites broadcasting pseudo-randomly coded signals on radio waves (speed of light) from known positions (given by orbital ephemerides) at very precise time intervals. Satellites at altitude of 20,200 km; distributed in 6 orbital planes with inclination of 55 degrees to equator Four or more satellites visible at all times anywhere in world. First satellite launched February 22, 1978 GPS-Global Positio