Posted by Matt in November 17th, 2009 |
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China’s Anti-Satellite (ASAT) has the capability of destroying 23 US’ 31 functional GPS satellites, said Dr Geoffery Forden, principal research scientist in MIT’s Programme on Science, Technology and Society, USA.
‘China can destroy most US GPS satellites’
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Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2009 |
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Delays in launching new satellites – the next one is scheduled for a November 2009 launch, almost 3 years late – could be problematic if the older hardware starts failing. The GAO has calculated – using reliability curves for each operational satellite – that the probability of keeping a 24-satellite constellation in orbit drops below [...]
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