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It was important for USSR/Russia to have positioning service available at high latitudes. Thus, higher inclination.
by Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
It was important for USSR/Russia to have positioning service available at high latitudes. Thus, higher inclination.
- nocoiner 4y agoGiven the initial customer of the GPS system, I would have thought full coverage of the USSR would have been a top priority.
- Andrew_nenakhov 4y agoI think that inclination is enough to provide such coverage. Maybe with somewhat reduced accuracy in the northern areas. Also, everything north of ~62°N is basically a wasteland.