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From: olsen@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Jim Olsen)
Newsgroups: rec.boats,sci.space.shuttle,rec.aviation
Subject: Re: NAVSTAR
Summary: available mid-1990's
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Date: 26 Oct 88 14:41:46 GMT
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In article <test5@herron.uucp> jbrown@jato.jpl.nasa.gov writes:
> Does anybody know if NAVSTAR is operational yet?

The latest edition of Aviation Leak (Oct. 24) has an article on Navstar.
They quote an Air Force spokesman as saying that a full constellation of
Navstar satellites will be operational in the "mid-1990's".  Until the
constellation is complete, you can use Navstar only part of the day,
and/or in only part of the world, and/or with only partial capability.

Interestingly, the article suggests that there may be considerable demand
for dual-mode receivers which can use both Navstar and Glonass (its Soviet
counterpart).  Has anyone heard when Glonass is supposed to be operational?