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Who operates and maintains the GPS satellite system?

The U.S. Space Force.

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  1. NASA
  2. The U.S. Space Force ✔
  3. Phone companies

Why: GPS is a U.S.-owned system that gives position, navigation and timing to users all over the world. The U.S. Space Force runs it. Older books say the Air Force, which ran it before the Space Force was created.

Huh, didn't know that: GPS uses a constellation of at least 24 satellites in six orbital planes.

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Why did the GPS satellite never get lost? It always knew where it stood.
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Answer: The U.S. Space Force. GPS is a U.S.-owned system that gives position, navigation and timing to users all over the world. The U.S. Space Force runs it. Older books say the Air Force, which ran it before the Space Force was created.

  1. GPS.gov, GPS www.gps.gov/gps
    The U.S. Space Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control segments.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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