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Invalidated site: Federation of American Scientists - Transit. Jan 05, 2018
Added replacement of Transit by GPS. Sep 09, 2009
Added new Web site: Federation of American Scientists - Transit. Apr 13, 2009
Added new Web site: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - Navy Navigation Satellite System. Apr 13, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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