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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.
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 a Physics To Go feature from September 1, 2011 until September 30, 2011. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 1999 C. R. Nave
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Keywords: GPS, satellites
Record Creator: Metadata instance created August 30, 2011 by Raina Khatri
Record Updated: Aug 31, 2011 by Raina Khatri
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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 20, 2025, 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 20 April 2025).
MLA Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites. 1999. 29 Aug. 2011. 20 Apr. 2025 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html>.
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