Five Decades Of Global Navigation Satellite System Development

GPS satellite
Credit: Lockheed Martin

Now in its seventh iteration of spacecraft design, GPS remains the most used and relied upon among the several systems now providing space-based position, navigation and timing. Click in the upper right corner of the timeline below to view it in full-screen mode. 

 
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