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How Do Satellites Work as Infrastructure for Communications, Navigation, Earth Observation, and Weather?

The Global Positioning System provides positioning, navigation, and timing services through satellites, ground control, and user equipment. A phone user normally sees a blue dot on a map, not an orbital infrastructure system. That hidden quality explains why satellites should be understood as infrastructure. They support services people use every day, even when the spacecraft remain invisible.
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New Space Economy broke the news on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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