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GPS reaches all-time high of 30 operational satellites

The Global Positioning System (GPS) has reached an all-time high of 30 operational satellites following the checkout of GPS IIR-13, which launched on Nov. 6 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The constellation now includes 18 Boeing-built Block II and IIA spacecraft and 12 new-generation Block IIR spacecraft...

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