USAF readies for disposal of an aging GPS satellite
The U.S. Air Force this year will dispose of an aging Global Positioning System satellite that is no longer providing reliable navigation signals. The procedure, routinely followed in such cases, calls for boosting the satellite to an orbit some 200-300 nautical miles higher than its 11,000-n.m...
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