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SPACE EXPLORATION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which are the functions of satellites?

A	Radio communication and television broadcast
B	Predict earth weather
C	Used for exploration on the moon
D	Used by airplanes and ships to determine their position correctly

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Users of Satellite Navigation are most familiar with the 31 Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites developed and operated by the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four core satellite navigation systems, currently GPS (United States), GLONASS (Russian Federation), Beidou (China) and Galileo (European Union). Global Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) such as OmniSTAR and StarFire.

Detailed explanation-3: -GPS is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS); the location of a user can be determined using GPS receivers that receive signals from at least four satellites at an altitude of 20 km. Two methods are used for positioning.

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