[Talk-GB] Sat Navs to stop working?

[Chris Jones]

Glenn Proctor wrote:
> Media hype, as a result of political maneuvering by one of the several
> agencies involved with keeping GPS going[1]. The US is behind on one
> of the programs that launches new/replacement satellites, but the
> reality is that there are, IIRC, over 30 satellites currently in orbit
> plus 2 spares. 24 are needed for full global coverage so there's
> plenty of leeway yet.
>   

And with any luck Galileo should be up and running in a few years...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_positioning_system

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