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Is the GPS Satellite System Really at Risk?

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Is the GPS Satellite System Really at Risk?

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Is the GPS Satellite System Really at Risk? Saturday May 16, 2009 A report recently released by the Government Accountability Office has received some significant media coverage, because it includes a warning that the GPS satellite system may be compromised as early as next year. I’ve read the entire, 61-page GAOreport, and reviewed expert testimony on the topic. To make a long story short, some of the satellites that provide the signals that our GPS devices need to operate are aging and approaching or exceeding the ends of their service life cycles. The Department of Defense and the Air Force (which oversees GPS) have experienced delays and cost overruns in designing, building, and launching the two newest generations of satellites. The U.S. currently has 31 GPS satellites in orbit, and 24 are needed to provide the high level of accuracy and reliab