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How many satellites are in the GPS constellation?

31

Background

The GPS constellation is made up of 31 active satellites. The original plan was for only 24 of them. These satellites orbit about 20,200 kilometers above Earth. GPS was built by the US military and opened up for everyone in 2000.

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