Astronautics Vocabulary : système de positionnement global
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Definition of Global Positioning System
- Translation:
- système de positionnement global
- Definition:
- A system consisting of 25 satellites in 6 orbital planes at 20,000-km altitude with 12-hr periods, used to provide highly precise position, velocity and time information to users anywhere on Earth.
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