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HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites
written by Carl Rod Nave
This HyperPhysics page contains basic information on global positioning satellites and how they work together to pinpoint the location of a GPS receiver on Earth. The page includes helpful diagrams of GPS satellites in orbit. The basic information on this page is correct but specific details regarding the number of satellites in orbit is outdated.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html
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Image credit: HawaiianMama, Wikimedia Commons; image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from September 1, 2011 until September 30, 2011. View the feature here!


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© 1999 C. R. Nave
Keywords:
GPS, satellites
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Metadata instance created August 30, 2011 by Raina Khatri
Record Updated:
August 31, 2011 by Raina Khatri
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August 29, 2011
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C. Nave, (1999), WWW Document, (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html).
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C. Nave, HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites (1999), <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html>.
APA Format
Nave, C. (2011, August 29). HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html
Chicago Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites. August 29, 2011. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html (accessed 25 April 2024).
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Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites. 1999. 29 Aug. 2011. 25 Apr. 2024 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html>.
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