What Is the Global Positioning System? The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigation system owned by the United States government that's made up of three main segments: The Space Segment is a navigation system of at least 31 satellites, 24 (or more) of which are usually in flight and operational. More @Wikipedia
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