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in reply to Strypey • • •This doesn't exactly answer the question, but it comes close and should give you what you need to determine details.
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What is the minimum number of satellites needed to cover the whole Earth? - Answers
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in reply to Roknrol • • •> This doesn't exactly answer the question
I can see two answers, which directly contradict each other, and offer no references. Thanks anyway, but answers.com seems more like noise than signal to me.
Roknrol
in reply to Strypey • • •Sorry...boosted for reach. I'm not a rocketry or satellite guy so I can't give you a better answer...just bits and pieces picked up over the years.
GPS seems to take 31 satellites, according to BBC.
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