Can other countries use our satellites for GPS?

July 9, 2009 by admin · 5 Comments
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Mr Average Joe asked:


Can the North Koreans or the Iranians use our satellites for GPS use?

Would the kind civilians use be of any use by these countries for military use?

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5 Responses to “Can other countries use our satellites for GPS?”
  1. dadsayno says:
    July 10, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    yes
    yes
    maybe

  2. louie1983au says:
    July 11, 2009 at 7:23 am

    Yes they can use the satelites just like anyone else however the United States has codes which increase the accuracy of any co-ordinates for military applications. Only the U.S. and whoever it wishes to give these codes to has them. So North Korea can use the codes for military applications but they won’t be anywhere near as accurate as the U.S. accuracy and if the U.S. wish to in a time of war they can completely disable, or throw off the civilian codes. The USAF runs and maintains world GPS.

  3. flock says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:03 am

    That is a stupid question… of COURSE they can use it… otherwise, how could you take a GARMIN GPS receiver to EUROPE or ASIA and have it work just like it would in AmeriKa.

  4. Mr Cellophane says:
    July 14, 2009 at 3:11 am

    GPS satellites were placed there by the military. I’m sure they thought of the possibility of it being used by other military against them. That being the case, my guess is they have the ability to change their transmitting frequency or simply turn them off an on at will should the feel the need.

  5. wraeth - PHA says:
    July 15, 2009 at 6:17 am

    They would have access to civilian GPS systems just like everyone else, but using military GPS, no they would not have access to it, unless their countries decided to get into the space program and do it themselves.

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