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The Global Positioning System A Shared National Asset (1995) / Chapter Skim
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... According to the GPS loins Program Office, current plans for the Block IIF contract include 6 short-term and 45 long-term "sustainment" satellites. As currently planned, the Block IIF satellites will be designed to essentially the same specifications as the Block IIR satellites.
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  • block iir
  • iir satellites
  • horizontal accuracy
  • gps signal
  • communication crosslinks

  • iir satellite
  • gps satellite
  • basic gps
  • block iif
  • civilian users

  • percent probability
  • currently planned
  • ephemeris parameters
  • satellite navigation


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