9. The navigation of Navy was being used far before the GPS came into action
The Navy has always had a need for a faster navigation system in order to perform their high-speed air force operations properly.
10. GPS was called Navstar
The very first satellite that was launched was called Navstar. The launching of this satellite took place in 1987.
Whereas, the first fully developed GPS satellite was launched in 1989.
11. GPS was open to the public following a disaster
It was back in the day when the Korean Airlines Flight 007 was shot down by the Soviet Union when the President Ronal Reagan enabled the access to the United States military satellite navigation system – the GPS that we are using nowadays.
12. High GPS signals were confined to military use
The GPS for civilian purposes that is being used nowadays is way more accurate than the GPS that was used back in the day.
