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chrisbolt
on Sept 6, 2010
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Patriot missile software failure, 28 soldiers died...
GPS satellites are actually in MEO, at 12,500 miles away.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit