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    GPS uses a constellation of 31 satellites that transmit precise time and location signals. A GPS receiver uses these signals to calculate the distance to each satellite and trilaterates its own position. All satellites have clocks synchronized to the same time and know their exact position in space, allowing the receiver to determine its location by comparing the delayed time signals from multiple satellites.

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    GPS uses a constellation of 31 satellites that transmit precise time and location signals. A GPS receiver uses these signals to calculate the distance to each satellite and trilaterates its own position. All satellites have clocks synchronized to the same time and know their exact position in space, allowing the receiver to determine its location by comparing the delayed time signals from multiple satellites.

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    GPS uses a constellation of 31 satellites that transmit precise time and location signals. A GPS receiver uses these signals to calculate the distance to each satellite and trilaterates its own position. All satellites have clocks synchronized to the same time and know their exact position in space, allowing the receiver to determine its location by comparing the delayed time signals from multiple satellites.

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    What GPS is? How it works Questions

    What is GPS
    The Global Positioning System is a constellation of 31 satellites that is used to calculate your position.

    How it works
    All satellites have clocks set to exactly the same time

    All satellites know their exact position in space from data sent to them from the systems controllers Each satellite transmits its position and a time signal
    The signals travel to the receiver delayed only by distance traveled

    The receiver calculates the distance to each satellite and trilaterates its own position

    How it works
    ( On Images)

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