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2. Global Positioning System - Wikipedia

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   The Global Positioning System ( GPS ), originally Navstar GPS, [ 2] is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. [ 3] It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near ...

3. Satellite navigation - Wikipedia

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   A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning. A satellite navigation system with global coverage is termed global navigation satellite system ( GNSS ). As of 2024, four global systems are operational: the United States 's Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia 's Global ...

4. List of GPS satellites - Wikipedia

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   Samples of three GPS satellites' orbits over a five-year period (2013 to 2018) USA-242 · USA-239 · USA-151 · Earth As of 15 August 2023, 83 Global Positioning System navigation satellites have been built: 31 are launched and operational, 4 are unhealthy or in reserve, 41 are retired, 2 were lost during launch, and 1 prototype was never launched. 4 Block III satellites have completed ...

5. Magellan Navigation - Wikipedia

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   Website. MagellanGPS.com. Magellan Navigation, Inc. is an American producer of consumer and professional grade global positioning system receivers, named after Ferdinand Magellan, the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe. Headquartered in San Dimas, California, with European sales and engineering centres in Nantes, France and Moscow ...

6. GLONASS - Wikipedia

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   It provides an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) and is the second navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision. Satellite navigation devices supporting both GPS and GLONASS have more satellites available, meaning positions can be fixed more quickly and accurately, especially in built-up areas ...

7. Ultimate Electronics - Wikipedia

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   Ultimate Electronics was a chain of consumer electronics stores [1] which filed for bankruptcy twice after 2006, liquidating and ceasing operations in 2011. [2] [3] [4] At its peak, the store operated in Arizona, Colorado (where it originated as Pearse Electronics), Illinois, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York ...