Discusses the developments and applications of the Navstar system, particularly in the fields of global navigation and position determination. The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is basically a military system but its potential for civilian use includes maritime, aviation and space applications. The function of the Navstar system and its main parts (satellites, ground stations and users' facilities such as ground vehicles, ships or aircrafts), is discussed.


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    Title :

    Navstar: the all-purpose satellite


    Additional title:

    Navstar: Der Allzwecksatellit


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    IEEE Spectrum ; 18 , 5 ; 35-40


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    6 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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