New Details of 24+3 GPS Configuration Released

The US Air Force has released more details surrounding the new 24+3 GPS configuration.

While the Global Positioning System Standard Positioning Service Performance Standard provides some level of detail about the 24+3 configuration, the new information released also illustrates the other three satellites that are being slightly repositioned.

For a more detailed discussion on the 24+3 configuration, refer to the following two GPS World columns written recently.

The New GPS 24+3 Constellation: What Does it Mean to the Surveying and GIS User?

GPS 24+3 Configuration: A Closer Look

The following graphic illustrates the repositioning of SVN 24, SVN, 26 and SVN49. It also illustrates the "shifted slots" of an additional three satellites (SVN56, SVN46, SVN55) that are being slightly repositioned.

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