GPS Spotlight

GPS fun fact #1

GPS was first referred to on the "Bart the Fink" episode of the The Simpsons.

GPS fun fact #2

GPS warning messages are officially known as NANU (Notice Advisories to Navstar Users).

GPS fun fact #3

Another GPS :-)

GPS fun fact #4

Russia, China, and the European Union also have GPS-like constellations.

GPS fun fact #5

A GPS satellite returns to almost exactly the same position in the sky every 23 hours, 55 minutes, and 56 seconds.

GPS fun fact #6

A GPS satellite weighs nearly 3,600 lb.

GPS fun fact #7

Scientists use GPS to track animals.

GPS fun fact #8

GPS can be used to measure how the ground moves during an earthquake.

GPS fun fact #9

The GPS master control station is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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